. 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 102nd meridian. Botany. PEA FAMILY. I. Robinia Pseudo-Acacia L. Locust-tree. False or Bastard Acacia. Fig. 2526. Robinia Pseudo-Acacia L. Sp. PI. 722. 1753. Pseudo-Acacia odorala Moencb- Meth. 145. 1789. .V large tree with very rough bark, maximum height of about 80° and trunk diameter of 3*°, rarely shrubby. Twigs and foliage nearly glabrous; stip- ules often spiny; leaflets 9-19, stalked,
. 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 102nd meridian. Botany. PEA FAMILY. I. Robinia Pseudo-Acacia L. Locust-tree. False or Bastard Acacia. Fig. 2526. Robinia Pseudo-Acacia L. Sp. PI. 722. 1753. Pseudo-Acacia odorala Moencb- Meth. 145. 1789. .V large tree with very rough bark, maximum height of about 80° and trunk diameter of 3*°, rarely shrubby. Twigs and foliage nearly glabrous; stip- ules often spiny; leaflets 9-19, stalked, ovate or oval, mainly rounded at the base, obtuse or emarginate and niucronulate at the apex, entire, l'-2' long; stipels small, setaceous; racemes loose, drooping; pedicels slender, 3"-6" long; flowers white, fra- grant. 7"-io"Tong, the standard yellowish at base; pod glabrous, 2-4' long, about 6' wide, 4-7-seeded. Monroe Pa., south, especially along the western slopes of the mountains, to Georgia, west to Iowa, Mis- souri and Oklahoma. Extensively naturalized else- where in the United States and eastern Canada and in Europe. Wood strong, very durable, greenish brown, the sap-wood yellow; weight per cubic foot 46 lbs. Much used for posts, in ship-building, and especially for tree-nails. Called also white, yellow, black, red- flowering or green locust. Honey-, pea-flower or post- locust. Silver-chain. 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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