Forest Trees and Shnibs of Meriden, Conn, 78 



120. PRUNUS VIRGINIAN A. (Linn.) 



Choke Cherry. 



A tall shrub. Flowers in May. Fruit in August. 



XXIIl. LEGUMINOS^. The Bean Family. 



121. ROBINA PSEUDACACIA .Linn.) 



Locust. Black Locust. Yellow Locust. False Acacia. 



Grows from thirty to sixty feet high, and from one to two feet in 

 diameter. Not a native here. The timber is valuable for strength 

 and durability. Wood exceedingly hard and strong, close-grained. 

 This tree is worthy of larger cultivation, as it grows rapidly on 

 light and poor land. The bark of the root is tonic and, in large 

 doses, purgative and emetic. Specific gravity, 0.7333; ^s'^' o-5i- 



122. GLEDITSCHIA TRIACANTHOS. (Linn.) 



Honey Locust. Black Locust. Three-thorned Acacia. 

 Sweet Locust. 



This tree is introduced, and is often quite large and handsome, 

 and is not liable to be attacked by insects, as is the R. pseudacacia. 

 Wood is heavy, hard, close-grained, susceptible of a high polish. 

 Specific gravity, 0.6740; ash, 0.80. 



XXIV. Vn ACE^. The Vine Famh-y. 



123. VITIS LABRUSCA. (Linn.) 

 Fox Grape. 



Common in low, rich grounds. Stem from fifteen to thirty feet 

 long, straggling over bushes and small trees. Flowers in June. 

 Fruit in September. 



124. VITIS ^STIVALIS. (Michaux.) 

 Little Grape. Summer Grape. Common Wild Grape. 



There are several varieties of this species, and it is the tallest 

 climber of all our grape-vines, sometimes reaching sixty feet in 

 length. Flowers in June. Fruit in October. 



