There is a kind of locust, called the clammy-barked, found in the Southern parts of the United States, which is a smaller tree than the common locust and has large pale-pink flowers, while the rose acacia is a very beautiful flowering shrub.

The acacia, in the mythic system of Freemasonry, is preeminently the symbol of the IMMORTALITY OF THE SOULthat important doctrine which it is the great design of the institution to teach.

" "So it does," replied Miss Harson"or, rather, to the bean family, of which the pea is a member, on account of its blossoms; but the acacia, like many others, is a brother, or sister, on account of its leaves as well as its blossoms.