s. m, ee (Acacia leucophlæa, Nat. Ord. Leguminosæ) which extends in some numbers from about Lahore along the arid tract to Delhi. It has a greenish-white bark and the young spines are dark brown. It is rarely planted, but the people often spare it "for its shade" in some of the more treeless tracts. It flowers during and after the rains, the fruit ripening at the beginning of the hot weather. The wood is said to be very subject to the attacks of insects, and is not valued, except for fuel. The fruit appears to be largely collected for fodder in places where the tree is common.