. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 236 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM Dec. Prod., 2. p. 261.; Don's '. 690.; and, perhaps, R. echinita 'ort. de PariSt 2. p. 43. 383. Robiiua viac6sa. The 3 lower teeth of the calyx acuminated. Roots creeping. {Dec. Prod.) A clammy-barked tree. South Carolina and Georgia, near rivers
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 236 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM Dec. Prod., 2. p. 261.; Don's '. 690.; and, perhaps, R. echinita 'ort. de PariSt 2. p. 43. 383. Robiiua viac6sa. The 3 lower teeth of the calyx acuminated. Roots creeping. {Dec. Prod.) A clammy-barked tree. South Carolina and Georgia, near rivers. Height 30 ft. to 40 ft. Introduced in 1797. Flowers scentless, pale pink mixed with white, varying to pale purple or violet colour according to the soil; June to August. Legume brown; ripe in October. Naked young wood purplish and clammy. The bark, particularly that of the young shoots, which is of a dull red, is covered with a clammy substance, which, when touched, sticks to the fingers. In every other respect, both in natural characters and artificial culture, this tree strongly resembles the common R. Pseud-^cacia. 3f 3. R. DU^BiA Fouc. The doubtful Robinia, or False Acacia. Identification. Fouc. in Desv. Journ. Bot., 4. p. 204., but not of Poir. Mill., 2. p. 238. Synonymes. R. hjbrida Audib.; R. ambigua Poir. Suppl. 4. p. Mill. Did., No. 2.; R. intermedia Soulange-Bodin in Ann. d'Ht Engraving. Oar fig. in p. Spec. Char., Sfc. Spines very short. Branches, petioles, peduncles, and calyxes furnished with a few glands, rarely clammy. Leaflets ovate. Racemes loose and pendulous. Bracteas concave, caducous, ending each in a long bristle. (Don's Mill.) A deciduous tree, rather under the middle size. Hybrid ? between R. Pseud-j^cacia and R. viscosa. Originated in ? 1730. Flowers sweet-scented, pale rose-coloured ; June to August. Pods brown, thickly beset with short prickles ; ripe in October. S ss 4>. R. Hi'sPiDA Lin. The hispid Robinia, or Rose Acacia. Identification. Lin. M
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