. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Haitdbook of Trees of the Northebn States and Canada. 345 This interesting tree attains the height of from 50-75 ft., with trunlv I'Vi-i ft. in diame- ter, clothed in a gray rough scaly bark and strongly buttressed at base. It puts out but few large branches and along these many short contorted branches, the whole forming a top of peculiar aspect. Its dark green leaves with sickle-shaped leaflets and large clusters of golden translucent fruit terminating each branchlet are features
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Haitdbook of Trees of the Northebn States and Canada. 345 This interesting tree attains the height of from 50-75 ft., with trunlv I'Vi-i ft. in diame- ter, clothed in a gray rough scaly bark and strongly buttressed at base. It puts out but few large branches and along these many short contorted branches, the whole forming a top of peculiar aspect. Its dark green leaves with sickle-shaped leaflets and large clusters of golden translucent fruit terminating each branchlet are features of singular interest, and in a measure compensate for its ungainly habit of growth. On account of a resemblance in its fruit to that of the China-tree (Melia Aze- darach) it is simetimies called the Wild China- tree. It inhabits chiefly bottom-lands in com- pany with the Pecan, Nutmeg Hickory, Mis- sissippi Hackberry, Prickly Ash, Honey Locust, Drummond Maple, etc. The name Soap-berry is applied -to this and the allied trees on account of detersive prop- erties found in the pulp of its fruits, which when rubbed between the hands in water, form a lather and can be used as a substitute for soap. Its wood is heavy, a cu. ft. when absolutely dry weighing lbs., strong and splitting easily between the rings. These are properties which make it valuable for splints in basket making for which it is to some extent em- Leaves glabrous or nearly so, with slender Dot winged racliises and 9-11 pairs of lanceolate usually falcate acuminate short-petiolate oblique entire leaflets in. long, acute at base, glabrous above, pubescent, thickish. Flowers () about 3-16 in. across, white, in terminal compound panicles 6-9 in. long. Fruit ripening in early au- tumn and remaining, more or less shriveled, on the branches until spring, oval, about l^ in. long, yellow,- translucent, glabrous and slightly if at all keeled ; seed dark brown.^ 1. A. W., XI, 254. 2. For genus see p
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