. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE AILANTUS AND LOCUSTS. 213 late Andrew S. Fuller, at Eidgewood, N. J.; it was his favorite tree, and is 45 feet higli. Looust. The common locust has a pretty leaf BoUniaPseudaeacia. spray of from nine to twenty-three roundish long leaflets which are devoid of teeth. Its twigs are not sticky—that is the most impor- tant thing to remember about it. Its fra- grant white flowers, shaped like pea-blos- soms, hang in loose clusters from the sides of the branchlets in late spring or early summer. The flat pods, about two or three inches long, are smooth,
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE AILANTUS AND LOCUSTS. 213 late Andrew S. Fuller, at Eidgewood, N. J.; it was his favorite tree, and is 45 feet higli. Looust. The common locust has a pretty leaf BoUniaPseudaeacia. spray of from nine to twenty-three roundish long leaflets which are devoid of teeth. Its twigs are not sticky—that is the most impor- tant thing to remember about it. Its fra- grant white flowers, shaped like pea-blos- soms, hang in loose clusters from the sides of the branchlets in late spring or early summer. The flat pods, about two or three inches long, are smooth, of a purplish-brown color, and are ripe in September. The tree is slender in figure, and reaches a height of from 35 to 80 feet, according to its situation and circumstances. Its exceedingly hard and durable wood has a yellowish color and smooth grain; it is used for posts and exterior construction intended to withstand dampness. The tree is common through- out the eastern United States. Clammy Locust. The clammy locust differs from the Bobinia mscosa. common locust in the following par- ticulars : the tree is never over 40 feet high, its dark- brown twigs are very sticky, and its rather upright flower cluster is a trifle pinkish, and nearly if not 15. Locust. Robinia Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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