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base of tlie blade, with terminal bud. stipular scars or stipules, 

 reddish or greenish twigs, and velvety drupe. 



Perianth pentamerous, carpel 1. hypanthium deciduous; 

 drupe mostly edible with a deeply pitted stone. 



1. Amygdalus persica T>. Peach. A small tree with 

 beautiful pink or white flowers and a large edible drupe. 

 Leaves with prominent nectar glands on the petiole or at the 

 base of the blade. Leaves and kernels bitter, poisonous. 

 Native of Asia; abundantly escaped. N. Y. to Fla. and Kan. 



Fahaceac. Pea Family. 



Cassiatar. Senna Subfamily. 



•20. Cercis L. Redbud. 



Trees or shrubs with 2-ranked. entire, palmately veined 

 leaves. 



Flowers zygomorphic in short lateral fascicles ; stamens 

 l'>, distinct: fruit a flat ])ean. 



1. Cercis canadensis L. Redbud. A small tree with 

 bright red-purple flovyers before the leaves ; fine for orna- 

 mental purposes. Wood hard and heavy, beautifully varie- 

 gated. In rich soil. Easily cultivated. Out. and X. Y. to 

 Iowa. Xeb.. X. J., Fla., Tex. 



P.O. Gleditsia F. lToney-locu>t. 



Trees with alternate, evenly jjinnate or biplnuate leaves, 

 superposed buds beneath the petiole base, and usually with 

 branched axillary thorns. 



Flowers small, greenish, imperfectly monosiiorangiate and 

 diecious ; fruit a l)ean. 



1. Pod linear-oblong, many seeded, pulpy within; leaflets 

 short stalked, oblong-lanceolate or oval, obtuse at both 

 ends, inequilateral at the base, G. truicaiithos. 



1. Pod obliquely oval. 1-seeded. not pulpy; leaflets thicker, 

 darker green, usually larger, ovate-lanceolate or 

 lanceolate, the margin more crenulate. G. aqiiatica. 



J. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Money-locust. A large 

 tree of rapid growth, usually with stout branching or simple 

 tliorns and with rough bark, the catkin-like racemes often 



