. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Robinia viscosa Vent. Clammy or Honey Locust. Rose Acacia. Fig. 2527. Robinia riscosa Vent. Hort. Cels, pi. 4. 1800. A small tree, with rough bark, maximum height about 40° and trunk diameter 10'. Twigs and petioles glandular-pubescent, viscid; stip- ules short, sometimes spiny; leaflets 11-25, stalked, obtus? and mucronate at the apex, mostly rounded at the base, ovate o
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Robinia viscosa Vent. Clammy or Honey Locust. Rose Acacia. Fig. 2527. Robinia riscosa Vent. Hort. Cels, pi. 4. 1800. A small tree, with rough bark, maximum height about 40° and trunk diameter 10'. Twigs and petioles glandular-pubescent, viscid; stip- ules short, sometimes spiny; leaflets 11-25, stalked, obtus? and mucronate at the apex, mostly rounded at the base, ovate or oval, 1-2' long, thicker than those of the preceding species; stipels small, subulate; racemes rather dense, often erect; pedicels 2"-4" long; flow- ers pinkish, 9"-i2" long, not fragrant; pod 2'-4' long, about 6" wide, glandular-hispid. Mountains of Virginia to Georgia. Escaped in the Middle States and north to Nova Scotia. Wood brown, the sap-wood yellow; weight per cubic foot 50 lbs. Rose-flowering or red-locust. 3. Robinia hispida L. Rose Acacia. Bristly or Moss Locust. Fig. 2528. Robinia hispida L. Mant. loi. 1767. A much-branched shrub, 3°-9° high. I'wigs, petioles, pedicels and rachises of the leaves bristly; stipules very small, or none; leaflets 9-13, stalked, broadly ovate or oblong, entire, mainly obtuse or rounded at each end, mu- cronate, 1-2' long; stipels none or subulate; racemes loose; pedicels 3"-6" long; flowers pink or purple. 8"-i5" long, not fragrant; pods linear, bristly-hispid. Mountains of Virginia to eastern Tennessee and Georgia. Often cultivated for ornament. Honey locust. May-June.
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