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feet. Available for our forests on account of its peculiar dark 

 and hard wood. Another congener. A, subcoriacea (Pithecolo- 

 bium subcoriaceum, Thwaites), from the mountains of India is 

 deserving, with numerous other taU species, of cultivation. 



Albizzia dulcis, F. v. Mueller. {Fitkecolobium duke, Bentham.) 



Mexico. A valuable hedge plant. The sweet pulp of the pod 

 is wholesome. 



Albizzia Jnlibrissin, Durazzini. 



From the Caucasus to Japan. A favourite ornamental shade- 

 acacia in South Europe. 



Albizzia latisiliqua, F. v. Mueller. {Lydloma latuiUqua, 

 Bentham.) 



Tropical America. A large spreading tree ; diameter of trunl:: 

 to 3 feet; wood excellent for select cabinet-work, excelling, 

 according to Nuttall, the Mahogany in its variable shining 

 tints, which appear like watered satin ; it is white, hard, and 

 close-grained. 



Albizzia Lebbek, Bentham. 



The Siris Acacia of South and Middle Asia, North Africa. 

 Available as a shade tree. It produces also a good deal of gum. 



Albizzia lopbantha^ Benth. {Aeacia IqpAantAa, WiDdenow.^ 



South-West Australia. One of the most rapidly growing 

 trees for copses and first temporary shelter in exposed localities, 

 but never attaining to the size of a real tree. It produees^ 

 seeds abundantly, which germinate most easily. For the most 

 desolated places, especially in desert tracts, it is of great 

 importance to create quickly shade, shelter, and copious vegeta- 

 tion. Cattle browse on the leaves. The bark contains only 

 about 8 per cent, mimosa-tannin ; but Mr. Rummel found in 

 the dry root about 10 per cent, of saponin, valuable in silk and 

 wool factories. Saponin also occurs in Xylia dolabriformis of 

 South Asia. In Australia found better still than the Broom- 

 bush for shelter of new forest plantations in open sand-lands. 



Albizzia Samau, F. v. Mueller. {PithecoloUtm Saman, Bentham.) 

 Mexico. A lofty tree, particularly valuable for wet saline 

 country. The pulpy pods are edible. 



Albizzia stipulata, Bentham. 



South Asia to the Himalayas and China. An umbrageous tree 

 of easy culture. 



