. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 226 NaTIKAI. HiSTOKY SlUVKY Fig. 90. Distribution of the Kentucky Coffee Tree. it is ai)pri)aching" extermination in many places. Its most common as- sociates are hickories. Pin Oak, Soft Maj^le, cottonwoods, ashes, Ehii. Hackbcrry, Cypress. Black Gum. and Sycamore, though on higher land it is found also with such trees as the BtuM'. White, and Black oaks, Bass Wood. Black Walnut, and Honey Locust. Uses: The coarse-grained, heavy wood of the Kentucky Coffee Tree, though not very hard, is strong and is reputed to be very du
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 226 NaTIKAI. HiSTOKY SlUVKY Fig. 90. Distribution of the Kentucky Coffee Tree. it is ai)pri)aching" extermination in many places. Its most common as- sociates are hickories. Pin Oak, Soft Maj^le, cottonwoods, ashes, Ehii. Hackbcrry, Cypress. Black Gum. and Sycamore, though on higher land it is found also with such trees as the BtuM'. White, and Black oaks, Bass Wood. Black Walnut, and Honey Locust. Uses: The coarse-grained, heavy wood of the Kentucky Coffee Tree, though not very hard, is strong and is reputed to be very durable. It is not used to any large extent for any commercial purposes, although it is ctit for fence posts and rottgh timbers and a small amount is used in cabinet making. The seeds, as the name of the tree suggests, once served as a substitute for coffee, though the de- coction is said to have been inferior even to chickory. GLEDITSIA Linnaeus Locust h^amily Leciuminosae Moderate to \ery large, thorny, deciduous trees, with alternate, com- pound lea\es and regular, somewhat pea-like flowers in racemes on the sides of the twigs. Fruit an elongated, tough pod containing many or few seeds. Twigs moderate, zig-zag, with i)ale or pinkish pith, shar]), axillary, persistent spines, and superposed, globular lateral buds al)ovc rather large, irregular leaf-scars. Bark furrowed, and the trunk and branches often armed with large, sharp, branched thorns. This genus, concerning the early history of which little is known, is represented in North America and Asia by G species, o being American. In Illinois, 2 of these occur, one commonlv and one rather rarelv. KEY TO THE ILLINOIS LOCUSTS Pods a foot or more long, many seeded G. triacanthos p. 228 Pods about 2 inches long, few seeded G. aquatica p. 229. 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
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