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LIST OF FOREST-TRKES. 



, very small : corol'a, five petals, 

 acute, cumulate at the base ; xtm/iimi, fila- 

 ments ten, compressed, the length of the 

 corolla. 



r.u c<i/i/.r. as in the mule; 



coro/Ai, as in the male ; pistil, germs 3 :') ; 



styles lateral : cnjmu/es, compressed ; seeds, 



solitary: lens-shaped. ^Bisexual flowers 



. the above. 



Tall Ailanthus, or 

 Tree of Heaven 



Native of Ft. 



.-,, . , n 

 China 50 



Though a native of China, this tree bears 

 our winters without injury. It grows 

 fast, and attains to a great height ; 

 there are many trees of this kind in 

 England from thirty to forty feet and 

 more in height. It is a handsome 

 tree, and the wood is said to be hard, 

 heavy, and glossy, like satin, and 

 susceptible of the finest polish. It is 

 well worthy the attention of those who 

 have it in their power to benefit them- 

 selves and the nation, by determining 

 the comparative value of the different 

 species of forest-trees. Some remark- 

 able fine specimens of this and of com- 

 paiatively rare American forest-trees, 

 are in the grounds of the Duke of 

 Northumberland at Syon. 



Time of sowing the seeds As soon as 

 they are received from abroad in 

 boxes of light earth, or sand and peat, 

 protected under glasses. 



LEGUMINOS.E. Nat. Sys. 

 GI.KUITSCHIA, or SWEET LOCUST. 



BISEXUAL FLOWER calyx, four-cleft; co- 

 rolla, four-petaled ; stamina, six; pistif, 



' ' MUM. u fvj/yj,tlirce-petali'd : 



xtnnnna, six. KI.MM.K FI.HI:U calyx, 

 '//, tive-petaled ; />j,v/i/,one 

 Seeds, solitary, roundish, hard, shining, en- 

 i in a legume or pod, which is broad, 

 much flat 'cil. ;uid divided by several trans- 

 itions. 



Tin. ing ///, .vm/ Seeds pro- 



. sow half an inch 



. they frequently remain two 



ind before they vege- 



- A sandy loam. Uses 



Tins plant is valued for the beauty of 



its habit of growth. It planted m'ex- 



! situations, the branches arc apt 



to bu broken by the winds. 



Potytjamia Diacia. Linn. 



S\VKKT Lot-rvr. (;I,KI>ITSCHIA. Native of Ft. 



Thr-thornedacaciaO-inni/i//!//* ..N.A.40 to GO 



\'ar. Spineless . . .incnnis. . . . - 30 to 40 



Single-seeded, or 1 



water acacia } <"^< - 

 Strong-spined acacia horridu.. .China 



j\'/. Sys. 



KIIR. Name. 

 SolMIOKA. 



Hot. Name. 

 Soi'IIOlt.V. 



Decandria Monogamia. Linn. 

 Calyx, four-toothed ; corolla, pea-flowered ; 

 seedy pod, long, slender, one-celled, nume- 

 rous, forming prominent knobs on the sur- 

 face of the pod. 



Time of sowing seed as soon as it can 

 be procured ; sow in pots filled with 

 light earth. Plant in a sandy loam, 

 and in a sheltered situation. Use 

 Valued for its handsome foliage and 

 habit of growth. 



SOI'HORA. SOPHORA. 



Japanese sophora .japunica . . . Japan .... 40 



The wood of this tree, when fresh cut, 



emits an odour offensive to insects. 



In England we have seen it attain to 



upwards of 20 feet in height, with a 



Eroportionate diameter. Its pinnated 

 iaves, which are smooth and of a 

 beautiful green, give to the tree a 

 graceful appearance. It is a native of 

 Japan, and was introduced into Eng- 

 land in 1 753. 



FURZE, WHIN, GOSE. UI.EX. 



J//mi7/////,m Drcundritt. Linn. 

 Calyx, of two ovate-oblong concave leaves, 

 rather shorter than the keel ; the upper 

 with two small teeth, the lower with three ; 

 corolla, of five petals ; standard, ovate- 

 cloven ; wings, oblong, rather shorter 

 than the standard; keel, of two petals, 

 straight, obtuse, cohering by their lower 

 edges ; filaments, in two sets, both united 

 at the base; anthers, roundish, of two 

 lobes; yrrmcn, oblong, nearly cylindrical, 

 hairy ; legume, or seed-pod, oblong, turgid, 

 scarcely longer than the calyx of one cell, 

 and two rigid elastic concave valves; seeds, 

 from six to eight, polished, somewhat an- 

 gular, slightly compressed, with a cloven 

 tumid crest. 



N/"vif.v for Underwood, l'<nrin</. SfC. 



KI-K /.I-:. ' ^. ll i^,.^ Fl . 



European, or Com- 



"K'ii .......... europtr'us . . Britain. 



Dwarf .......... minus ..... - 



Provence ........ jimnnria/is.^. Europe. 



Miiriiifr th<> . sm /_ as soon as 



ripe in the autumn, or in March. Soil. 



Dry, sandy, and gravelly soils suit 



best thu growth of furze. Jt does not 



