. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE AILANTUS AND LOCUSTS. 215 frequently escaped to roadsides and the borders of fields. I fijid it quite common in Campton, N. H., on either side of a road which passes a large ceme- tery, where there are several handsome trees over 35 feet in height. Kentucky Coffee Tree. The Kentucky cofEee tree is tall, Gymnociadus g^^j j^g^g coarse bark extending over Canadensis. Gymnocladus dioicus. the limbs, stout branchlets like the ailantus, and leaves which are unequally twice-com- pound ; the leaflets are rather broad and sharp-pointed. This doubling up of
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE AILANTUS AND LOCUSTS. 215 frequently escaped to roadsides and the borders of fields. I fijid it quite common in Campton, N. H., on either side of a road which passes a large ceme- tery, where there are several handsome trees over 35 feet in height. Kentucky Coffee Tree. The Kentucky cofEee tree is tall, Gymnociadus g^^j j^g^g coarse bark extending over Canadensis. Gymnocladus dioicus. the limbs, stout branchlets like the ailantus, and leaves which are unequally twice-com- pound ; the leaflets are rather broad and sharp-pointed. This doubling up of the compound character of the leaves is the sure means by which we may recognize the tree. My sketch, somewhat convention- al in arrangement, reveals the leaf sys- tem at a glance. The whole spray is from two to three feet long ; the leaflets are vsdthout teeth, and are dull, dark green. The brown, curved pods are two inches broad, and from six to ten inches long; they contaia hard, gray seeds half an inch in diame-. Kentucky Coffee Tree. Portion of double compound 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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