. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 546 Flame Tree long, each bearing 2 or 3 pairs of leaflets, which are oblong, 2 to 3 mm. long, blunt-pointed, oblique at the base, and glaucous. The flowers, appearing in April or May, are very similar to those of C. floridum, but a trifle larger and on stouter stalks. The fruit is oblong, 8 to 10 cm. long, somewhat swollen, abruptly narrowed at both ends, the upper edge more or less grooved, often slightly constricted be
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 546 Flame Tree long, each bearing 2 or 3 pairs of leaflets, which are oblong, 2 to 3 mm. long, blunt-pointed, oblique at the base, and glaucous. The flowers, appearing in April or May, are very similar to those of C. floridum, but a trifle larger and on stouter stalks. The fruit is oblong, 8 to 10 cm. long, somewhat swollen, abruptly narrowed at both ends, the upper edge more or less grooved, often slightly constricted be- tween the seeds, which vary from 2 to 8, and are larger and not as flat as those of C. floridum. The wood is soft, weak, close-grained, satiny, light brown, with yellow sap- wood; its specific gravity is about It is of little use except for fuel. VII. FLAME TREE GENUS DELONIX RAFINESQUE Species Deloniz regia (Bojer) Rafinesque Poinciana regia Bojer HIS deciduous-leaved tree, also called Flamboyant and Royal poinciana, is wide-spreading, flat-topped, and spineless. It is a native of Mada- gascar, but has long been planted throughout the tropics as a favorite ornamental shade tree, so that it has become naturalized in many countries, and is now spontaneous in southern peninsular Florida and on the Keys. It is very common in the West Indies, where it at- tains a maximum height of about 12 meters, with a trunk diameter of 9 dm. The bark is thin, slightly furrowed, and gray- brown. The twigs are stout, somewhat hairy, brown or brown-gray, and marked by small yellowish ex- crescences. The feathery leaves are without stipules, equally bipinnate, 3 to 5 dm. long, including the stout red or yellow stalk, which is 7 to 12 cm. in length; there are 10 to 25 pairs of pinnae with a hairy rachis, and 20 to 40 pairs of oblong leaflets; these are 4 to 10 mm. long, rounded at each end, unequal at the base, the midrib and the thickened entire margin prominent, hairy on both sides and shor
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