. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Robinia viscosa Vent. Clammy or Honey Locust. Rose Acacia. Fig. 2527. Robinia viscosa 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
. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Robinia viscosa Vent. Clammy or Honey Locust. Rose Acacia. Fig. 2527. Robinia viscosa 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, i'-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. June. 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, i'-2' long; stipels none or subulate; racemes loose; pedicels 3"-6" long; flowers pink or purple, 8"-is" long, not fragrant; pods linear, bristly-hispid. Mountains of Virginia to eastern Tennessee and Georgia. Often cultivated for ornament. Honey locust. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribn
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