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ACACIA. 



THE ACACIA. 



This graceful tree belongs to a distinct family 

 from that of the Egyptian species which bears the 

 name of Acacia. A similarity, however, subsists 

 between them, and it has in consequence been called 

 pseudo or False Acacia. Two of the most ancient 

 specimens might lately be seen in London; one 

 in Old Palace-yard, Westminster, the other in front 

 of Russell House. 



We may also notice the Calabash tree (Crescentia 

 cujete), as affording another instance of peculiar 

 locality. It is a native of the West Indies, and 



