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A big-headed baby baboon perched high in a yellow acacia's canopy, picking at the bark to make it bleed sap -- a sugary whiff came on the wind -- and we were watching it because the two flat-nosed basilisks that usually quarreled over the tree's territory were sneaking up on it.

Cat Rambo catrambo 2007

And so that afternoon he took this journey through St. John's Wood, in the golden-light that sprinkled the rounded green bushes of the acacia's before the little houses, in the summer sunshine that seemed holding a revel over the little gardens; and he looked about him with interest; for this was a district which no Forsyte entered without open disapproval and secret curiosity.

Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

And so that afternoon he took this journey through St. John's Wood, in the golden-light that sprinkled the rounded green bushes of the acacia's before the little houses, in the summer sunshine that seemed holding a revel over the little gardens; and he looked about him with interest; for this was a district which no Forsyte entered without open disapproval and secret curiosity.

The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

And so that afternoon he took this journey through St. John's Wood, in the golden-light that sprinkled the rounded green bushes of the acacia's before the little houses, in the summer sunshine that seemed holding a revel over the little gardens; and he looked about him with interest; for this was a district which no Forsyte entered without open disapproval and secret curiosity.

The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property John Galsworthy 1900

I am delighted that this scene occurred by moonlight and under the acacia's perfumed branches, for I affect poetical surroundings for my love scenes.

The Cross of Berny Jules Sandeau 1847

Acacia trees work wondersThe acacia's benefits are myriad: acacias fix nitrogen in the soil, which feeds the annual crops and other trees; their leaves produce mulch, which is either composted or left in place, rather than burned; the limbs can be coppiced for firewood, timber, or mulch; and the seeds, which are high in protein, can feed both people and livestock.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

No wonder the productivity of crops grown inside the acacia's protective arms have doubled and even tripled.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

The relationship between the tropical acacia plant and 'guard' ants that defend it from predators has long been a fascinating example of symbiosis in nature: the ants feed on the acacia's sugary nectar, and in turn aggressively sting and bite other animals that would eat and damage the plant.

TreeHugger 2009