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 Robinia Glutinosa. Clammy Robinia. 



Clafs and Order. 



DlADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



Generic Character. 

 Cal. 4-fidus. Legumen gibbum elongatumi 



Specific Char abler and Synonyms. 



ROBINIA glutinofa ; racemis axillaribus pedicellis unifloris, 

 foliis impari-pinnatis, ramis glutinofis. 



The Robin i a glutinofa is a beautiful tree, a native of North- 

 America, and perfectly hardy in our climate. It appears to 

 be of fmaller fize than the Robinia Pfettd-acacia, which it 

 much refembles in habit, but when in blofTom is readily 

 diftinguifhed by its rofe-coloured flowers, and at all times 

 by its glutinous branches and fhorter ftraight fpines. The 

 leaves are deciduous, confift of from eight to ten pairs of leaf- 

 lets with an odd one, ovate, entire, glaucous underneath, 

 and in the older leaves obtufe. Stipulae, two fhort ftraight 

 fpines at the bafe of every petiole very weak, but perfiftent 

 and becoming hard fpines in the old wood. There are aifo 

 very minute ones at every pair of leaflets. The young branches 

 are covered with glands of a dark red colour which exude a 

 clammy juice. 



It is a free-growing tree, handfomer in its form than the 

 Pfeud-acacia, and, from the wood being lefs brittle, is not io 

 apt to be disfigured by the high winds. Flowers in June and 



Introduced into this country by Mr. Whitley, in whole 

 nurfcry at Old Brompton it flowered fparingly in the Summer 

 of 1800, and plentifully laft year. Is ufually increafed bv 

 engrafting on the Pfeud-acacia, but may be readily propagated 

 by planting cuttings of the roots, as we are informed by 

 Mr. Loddidges, of Hackney, who alfo imported it fro nl 

 America fome years fince. 



