Date-palms drooped gracefully above a tank in the background, and a gorgeous hedge of acalypha hid the outhouses and kitchen.
"Banked Fires"
E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
44. Salsola verrucosa, M. B. 61. Halocnemum fruticosum, Moquin Cornulaca monacantha, Delile 101. Chrozophora obliqua, Vahl 139. Dalechampia scandens, L. 57, 131. acalypha indica, L. 231. Croton near C. sarcocarpus, Balf.
"Southern Arabia"
Theodore Bent Mabel Bent
Coming at frequent intervals from the jungle or the heart of the mango trees or acalypha bushes, and wheresoever foliage is thickest, the sound is always welcome, as it tells of some of the most desirable features of the tropics-quiet, coolness, and the sweet security of shade.
"The Confessions of a Beachcomber"
E J Banfield