. Gaillard's medical journal. of Dr. H. H. Rusby I wrote the following:Gleditschia, Genus; Natural Order, Leguminosae ; occurs in tem-perate and subtropical Asia and North America. Consists of four or SELECTIONS. 443 five species; there are two in this country, which are quite readily dis-tinguishable one from the other. Gleditschia triacanthos Linn, has a long pod with a number ofseeds in it. The pod may be straight, sickle-curved, or even twistedspirally. Gleditschia monosperma Walt, has a short pod containing but asingle seed, or very rarely two. In this section leaves are deciduous, the tr
. Gaillard's medical journal. of Dr. H. H. Rusby I wrote the following:Gleditschia, Genus; Natural Order, Leguminosae ; occurs in tem-perate and subtropical Asia and North America. Consists of four or SELECTIONS. 443 five species; there are two in this country, which are quite readily dis-tinguishable one from the other. Gleditschia triacanthos Linn, has a long pod with a number ofseeds in it. The pod may be straight, sickle-curved, or even twistedspirally. Gleditschia monosperma Walt, has a short pod containing but asingle seed, or very rarely two. In this section leaves are deciduous, the tree being bare in is said that along the Gulf the leaves persist during the winter. Inasmuch as it has been stated (by Dr. Seward) that the winterleaves in Louisiana contain a larger amount of the alkaloid than thesummer ones, it is possible that in this section, where the leaves neverreach the winter stage, they may be much less rich in alkaloidal proper-ties. From Grays Botany, last edition, I quote the following :. GleditschiaLinn. Honey-lo-cust. Flowerspolygamous. Ca-lyx short, 3-5 -cleft, the lobesspreading. Petals as many as sepals, and equalling them, thetwo lower sometimes united. Stamens, 310, distinct, inserted with the petals on thebase of the calyx. Pod flat (G. T. many-seeded). Seeds flat. Thorny trees, withabruptly once or twice pinnate leaves andinconspicuous, greenish flowers in smallspikes. Thorns above the axils. (Named in honor of J. G. Gleditsch, abotanist contemporary of Linnaeus.) Gleditschia triacanthos Linn, (three-thorned Acacia, or Honey-locust). Thorns stout, often triple or compound;leaflets lanceolate, oblong, somewhat ser-rate; pod linear, elongated l°ng)>often twisted, filled with sweet pulp betweenthe seeds. Rich in woods from Pennsylvania toVirginia, Illinois, and southwestward. Com-mon in cultivation as an ornamental tree,and for hedges. Accompanying are presented cuts of theleaf, spines growing from a branchlet, and apart of one o
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