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LEGUMINOSAE. 
CERATONIA. Carob. 
(Family Leguminosae). 
Round-topped tender trees: de- 
ciduous. Twigs moderate, at first 
somewhat grooved but becoming 
terete: pith moderate, obscurely 
angled, continuous, salmon-col- 
ored. Buds small, solitary, ses- 
sile, oblong, naked except for a 
pair of stipular scales, the termi- 
nal larger and more open. Leaf- 
scars alternate, 2-ranked, subor- 
bicular, little raised: bundle- 
trace 1, rather large: stipule- 
scars small. 
Winter-characters are pictured 
by Schneider, f. 73. 
The name carob is a modifica- 
tion of the Arabic name algaroba: 
it is commonly called St. John’s 
bread, or Johannisbrot in the 
German cities where the sweet 
pulp of its pods is much liked by 
It is said to be an important forage plant in the 
Mediterranean region, and under favorable cultural conditions 
to produce a greater food yield per acre than alfalfa, averag- 
ing several hundred pounds of pods to the tree each year and 
in some cases producing over a ton to the tree. Efforts are 
being made to introduce it into the warmer parts of the 
United States as a staple crop. 
Twigs gray-velvety, with large brown lenticels. C. Siliqua. 
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