. 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. Genus 5. SENNA FAMILY. 339 I. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honey or Sweet Locust. Three-thorned Acacia. Black or Thorn Locust. Fig. 2445. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Sp. PI. 1056. 1753. A large tree, with rough bark, maximum height about 140° and trunk diameter s4°, usually armed with numerous stout branching or simple thorns. Leaves petioled, 1-2-pinnate; leaflets sh
. 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. Genus 5. SENNA FAMILY. 339 I. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honey or Sweet Locust. Three-thorned Acacia. Black or Thorn Locust. Fig. 2445. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Sp. PI. 1056. 1753. A large tree, with rough bark, maximum height about 140° and trunk diameter s4°, usually armed with numerous stout branching or simple thorns. Leaves petioled, 1-2-pinnate; leaflets short-stalked, oblong-lanceolate or oval, obtuse at each end, in- equilateral at the base, glabrous above, often pubes- cent on the veins beneath, crenulate, 8"-is" long; racemes solitary or clustered, slender, drooping, dense, 3-5' long; flowers greenish, about 2" broad; pod linear-oblong, i°-ii° long, I'-ii' wide, stalked, glabrous and shining, twisted, many-seeded, pulpy within, sometimes eaten. In woods, western New York and Ontario to Michi- gan, Georgia, Kansas and Texas. Naturalized and ex- tensively planted further east. Wood durable, bright brownish-red; weight per cubic foot 42 lbs. Pulp of the pod-sweet. May-July. Honey. Honey-shucks. Sweet- 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, Scribner
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