. 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 23. 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 odorata Moench, Meth. 145. 1789. A large tree with very rough bark, maximum height of about 80° and trunk diameter of 32°, rarely shrubby. Twigs and foliage nearly glabrous; stip- ules often spiny ; leaflet
. 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 23. 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 odorata Moench, Meth. 145. 1789. A large tree with very rough bark, maximum height of about 80° and trunk diameter of 32°, 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 mucronulate at the apex, entire, i'-2' long; stipels small, setaceous; racemes loose, drooping; pedicels slender, 3"-6" long; flowers white, fra- grant, 7"-io" long, the standard yellowish at base; pod glabrous, 2'-4' long, about 6' wide, 4-7-seeded. Monroe Co., 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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