342 FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



cabinet work. The small brown seeds are used in 

 the West Indies as beads for necklaces, work-bags, 

 and other fancy articles. 



Distribution : Widely distributed in all tropical 

 countries, but not known as being indigenous to 

 Tropical Africa. 



Acacia mellifera, Benth. — Shrub or small tree, said 

 to yield a gum like gum-arabic. From the flowers 

 bees collect a great deal of honey. — ' History of the 

 Dichlamydeous Plants,' Don, vol. ii., p. 392. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land. 



Acacia eruhescens, Welw. mss. Small much- 

 branched tree, said by Dr. Welwitsch to afford 

 abundantly the best gum collected in the Angola 

 region. — 'Flora of Tropical Africa,' Oliver, vol. ii., 

 P- 343- 



Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Acacia pennata, Willd. — Small tree. The bark is 

 converted into a sort of tow, which is used in Cochin- 

 china to fill up cracks in houses and also for caulking 

 boats. — ' History of the Dichlamydeous Plants,' Don, 

 vol. ii., p. 416. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Acacia Sieberiana, DC. — Tree, twenty to thirty feet 

 high, and sometimes more than twice that height. Bark 

 used for making a coarse cordage. Pods used in 



