Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



117. Bristly Locust. Rose-acacia. (Robinia hispida.) 



LEAF: pinnate, alternate; leaflets, 13-19, i'-i^' long, entire, 

 oval to oblong, apex bristle - pointed ; stems and branch lets 

 bristly. FLOWER : deep rose-colored, pea-shaped, large, scent- 

 less, clustered ; May, June. Mountains of Virginia ; cultivated ; 

 3 -8 high. (PI. VII.) 



118. Hudsonia. (H. ericoides.) 



LEAF : ^'-/^', simple, alternate and opposite, crowded, entire, 

 slender, awl-shaped, downy, spreading from branch. FLOWER : 

 p., bright yellow (petals 5, stamens rather numerous), small and 

 showy, on leafless stalks ; May. Maine to Virginia, near coast ; 

 scarcely i high ; greenish, downy. (PI. VII.) 



119. Hudsonia. (H. tomentosa.) 



LEAF : much as in 118, but smaller, appressed to branch. 

 FLOWER : as in 118, but usually on leafy branches ; May, June. 

 On coast from Maine to Maryland, and along the Great Lakes ; 

 scarcely i high; whitish, downy. (PI. VII.) 



I2O. Woad-waxen. Whin. (Genista tinctoria.) 

 LEAF : i' 2', simple, alternate, entire, lance-shaped, branches 

 angled. FLOWER : yellow, small, pea-shaped, in spiked racemes ; 

 June. Introduced, now spontaneous in Massachusetts (Essex 

 County) and New York ; low shrub. 



121. Spice-bush. Wild Allspice. (Lindera benzoin.) 

 LEAF : 2' 5', simple, alternate, entire, obovate-oblong, both 

 ends pointed, pale beneath. FLOWER : yellow, small (no corolla, 

 yellow calyx 6-parted, spreading), almost stemless, in numerous 

 compound clusters along branch, before the leaves ; March, 

 April ; somewhat fragrant ; damp woods ; 5-i5 high ; branches 

 smooth ; fruit ; red berry. (PI. VII.) 



122. Wild Allspice. (Lindera melissaefolia.) 

 LEAF : as in 121, but base blunt or cordate. FLOWER : as in 

 I2i, but clusters few ; April. Virginia ; branches fine-hairy. 



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