SELECT PLANTS 

 READILY ELIGIBLE FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



IN 



EXTRA-TROPICAL COUNTRIES. 



Aberia Caflft-a, Hooker. 



The Kai Apple o£ Natal and Caffraria. This tall shrub serves 

 for hedges. The rather large fruits are ediblej and can be 

 converted into preserves. Allied South African species are 

 A. Zeyheri and A. tristis (Sonder) . 



Acacia acmninata, Bentham. 



A kind of Myall from Western Australia, attaining a height 

 of 40 feet. The scent of the wood comparable to that of 

 raspberries^ It is the best of West Australian woods for 

 charcoal. The stems much sought after for fence posts, very 

 lasting, even when young. A similar tree with hard and 

 scented wood is A. Doratoxylon (A. Cunn.) . 



Acacia Arabica, WiUdenow. 



North and Central Africa, also in South- West Asia, growing 

 in dry, calcareous soil. This small tree can be utilised for 

 thorny hedges, as also A. Seyal (Delile) and A. tortilis 

 (Forskael). They all furnish the best gum arable for medi- 

 cinal and technical purposes. The lac insect lives also on 

 the foliage, and thus in Sind the lac is mainly yielded by 

 this tree. The stem attains a circumference of 10 feet. The 

 astringent pods are valuable for tanning, also the bark, which is 

 known as " Baboot " bark ; the wood, known as " Sunt,^' is 

 very durable if water-seasoned, extensively used for wheels, well- 

 curbs, and many kinds of implements, also for the knees and 

 planks of boats. A. gummif era (Willd.) and A. Ehrenbergiana 

 (Hayne) are among the species, which yield gum arable in 

 North Africa. A. latronum (WiUdenow) and A. modesta 

 (Wallich) form thorny hedges in India (Brandis). 



