THE CAROB. 



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little distance like rags hanging on a tree. The 

 Honey Locust (what is the origin of this name ?) is 

 not uncommon in Nice ; there are half-a-dozen by the 

 roadside at St. Pons, and one sees it in gardens now 

 and then. 



The flowers of the Carob have no corolla, and 

 the stamens are distinct : they appear on the old 

 wood, sometimes even on thick branches. The tree 

 is dioecious, or according tc some authorities poly- 

 gamous. A good Carob tree is said to be worth forty 

 francs a year. 



Fig. 13. MELIANTHCS MAJOR 



3A 



