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him. A Bull in Summer, with his Body bare, and his 
Iiead muffled with long Hair, makes a very form Ida* 
ble Appearance. They range in Droves, feeding in 
open Savannas Morning and Evening ; and in the ful- 
try Time of the Day they retire to fhady Rivulets, and 
Streams of clear Water, gliding through Thickets of 
tall Canes ; which, tho’ a hidden Retreat, yet their 
heavy Bodies caufing a deep Imprefflon of their 
Feet in moift Land, they are often traced and (hot 
by the artful Indians.. When wounded, they are 
very furious; which cautions the Indians how they 
attack them in open Savanna' s, where no Trees are 
to fereen them from their Fury. Their Hoofs more 
than their Horns are their offenfive Weapons; 
and whatever oppofes them are in no fmall Danger 
of being trampled into the Earth. Their Flefh is 
very good, of a high Flavour, and differs from com- 
mon Beef, as Venifon from Mutton. The Bunch 
on their Shoulders is efteemed by the Indians the 
moft delicate Part of them. 
P feado- Acacia hifpida , fioribus rofeis. The 
Flowers and Leaves of this Tree differ little in their 
Shape from the Pfeudo- Acacia fore albo. The 
Stalks and larger Branches are thick-fet with prickly 
Hairs, and with (harp Spines, placed alternately : The 
Flowers, which are papilionaceous, are of a faint 
purple or rofe Colour, and of a fragrant Smell. I 
never faw any of thefe Trees but at one Place near 
the Apalatchian Mountains, where Buffaloes had 
left their Dung, and had been brouzing on the 
Leaves. What with the bright Verdure of the 
Leaves, and the Beauty of the Flowers, ^few Trees 
make a more elegant Appearance. 
Thus 
