Acacias might inspect the same in Cornwall. Many of these tender 
trees, shrubs and plants are extremely beautiful, and present 
pictures of infinitely greater charm than the most elaborate 
bedding-out, with its flat and glaring colours. 
Of flowering trees none exceed the Acacias in value for 
brightening the garden through the spring months. These 
are almost all natives of Australia, and flourish in the Cornish 
climate. Acacia dealbata, the “‘ Mimosa” of the Riviera, is 
the earliest to flower, and in very warm and sheltered sites some- 
times commences to expand its blossoms in January, though as 
a rule it is at its best in March. There are many fine specimens 
in Cornwall, notably one over forty feet in height at Trebah, 
while at Tregothnan a group of trees almost as large, growing 
immediately in front of evergreen oaks, presents a beautiful 
sight when their cloud of gold is thrown into high relief by 
the dark foliage of the oaks. 4. affinis, with pale sulphur 
flowers and later in blooming, is now recognised at Kew as 
merely a form of 4. dealbata. A. verticillata yields to none 
for effect, a large tree in full bloom being such a sheet of flower 
during the month of May that not a leaf can be seen, and it 
appears a pyramid of pale yellow. It is a very rapid grower, 
but should be planted in a sheltered spot, as its thick and bushy 
habit offers such resistance to the wind that it is in danger of 
being blown over in gales. 4. armata forms a dense bush, 
six to eight feet in height, and as much through. Its bright 
golden blossoms, globular and fragrant, are borne in April and 
May. ‘The name armata is due to the leaves being furnished 
with thorny extremities. The varieties angustifolia and pen- 
dula are very distinct from the type. 4. ovata bears bright, 
rounded yellow flowers upon gracefully arching shoots. It 
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