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SIABELPHIA BECANDRIA, 



ta. 



Vex ilium reflexo- 



patens, subrotundum. 

 L pgiL men co ; n p r e s - 

 sum, elongatum, poly- 

 sperm iim. 



ed. Vexillum nearly 

 round, expanded, re^ 



fleeted. 



Pod 



com- 



pressed, long, many 

 seeded. 



1. P 



SEUDACACIA. 



R. foliis impari-pin- 

 iiatis ; stipulis spines- 

 centibiis; racemis pen- 

 dulis; calycis dentibus 



Leaves unequally 

 pinnate ; stipules spi- 



pendu- 



ny; 



racemes 



lous: teeth of the ca- 



muticis 

 Isevibus. 



5 



leguminibus 



? 



lyx unawned 

 smooth. 



J 



pods 



Sp. PI. 3 p. 1131. Walt. p. 186. Mich. 2 p. 65. Pursli. 2 p.48r- 



Mich. arb. for. 3. p. 245. 



A tree about 30 feet high, (sometimes 60—^0. Mich.) Leaves une- 

 qually pinnate, with 4 — 7 pair of leaflets, leaflets frequently alternate, 

 oval, emarginate, pubescent. Racemes axillary ,simple. Calyx pubescent, 

 •potted, 4 cleft, the upper segment broad, emarginate, the three lower 

 acute. Corolla white, vexillum large with the sides reflected. Legume 

 «mooth. 



This tree which is frequently cultivated for ornament on account of tlie 

 beauty and fragrance of its flowers, is also much valued for the quality 

 of its wood. It is supposed to make the most durable posts, when ex- 

 posed to the weather, of any tree in this country, and is also preferred to 

 any other wood for the trunnels of vessels. 



Grows in the mountains in rich fertile soils. Not found in its native 

 tote on the sea coast of Carolina. 

 Flowers March and April- 





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2. ViSCOSA. 



R. foliis impari pin- f Leaves 



Ily 



Hatis; racemis axillar- 

 ibus, ereclis, conferti 

 floris ; calycibus acu- 

 minatis; ramis, petio 



pinnate; racemes ax 



lis 



3 



peduaculisj 



legu 



fl 



y. 



? 



ded 



? 



the 

 ca- 



lyx acHminate; brancli 



esy petioles, peduncles 



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