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Blackwood

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blackwood, name for several trees, especially an acacia acacia , any plant of the large leguminous genus Acacia, often thorny shrubs and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Chiefly of the tropics and subtropics, they are cultivated for decorative and economic purposes.
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Blackwood
Algernon (Henry). 1869--1951, British novelist and short- story writer; noted for his supernatural tales


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William Blackwood whose guarded appreciation I felt nevertheless to be genuine, and prized accordingly.
Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The combined fleets of 1805, just come out of port, and attended by nothing but the disturbing memories of reverses, presented to our approach a determined front, on which Captain Blackwood, in a knightly spirit, congratulated his Admiral.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
His articles in BLACKWOOD and his lectures on Mont Blanc in London advertised it and made people as anxious to see it as if it owed them money.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
 
 
 
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