TkKES OF THK XoKTHERX UnITKI) StATKS "!• 



ai;pearin,u <>n ihc main trunk and larger hranclics. Used as 

 a hedse plant. Autumn leaves pure yellow. Wood heaVy. 

 liard. strong" and tough ; used for fencing, fuel and wa^Jjon 

 luil)s. Sprouts freely from tlie roots if disturbed by plowing. 

 Grows well in dry or sandy soil. Ont. and X. ^^ to S. Dak.. 

 Ga., Kan., and Tex. 



2. Gleditsia aquatica Marsh. Water Honey-locust. A 

 tree growing in swamps. Thorns usually little branched. 

 Wood very hard and bright reddish-brown. Ind. to Mo.. S. 

 Gar., b'la.. and Texas. 



.".1. Gymnocladus Lam. CofTee-bean. 



Trees with alternate, evenly bipinnate leaves, sunken 

 superposed axillary buds, and large chocolate-colored pitli. 



Flowers greenisli. diecious. both types with vestages of 

 the opposite si)nrophylls ; fruit a woody bean. 



1. Gymnocladus dioica (L.) Koch. Coffee-bean. A 

 large, slow^-growing tree with rough bark and few^ branches. 

 Bean short and thick, the greenish pulp within poisonous. 

 The bruised leaves are used as a fly poison, and the seeds 

 have been used as a substitute for coffee. Wood compact, 

 lieavy, rather soft, strong, tough, reddish in color, or coarse 

 texture, and taking a good polish ; used to some extent in 

 cabinet-wi'rk. In rich soil. Ont. to Ohio and Penn., Tenn.. 

 S. Dak., and Okla. 



Fabatiic. Pea Subtamil\. 

 :V2. Cladrastis Raf. Vi-lJow-wood. 



Trees with alternate, odd-pinnate leaves with entire leaf- 

 lets, with the petiole base covering the superposed buds, and 

 without milky or resinous sap. 



Flowers white, showy, fragrant; fruit a slender l)ean. 



1. Cladrastis liitea (.Mx. f.) Koch. .American Vellow- 

 wood. Trees with smooth bark, close like in the beech. 

 Wood light-yellow. In rich soil ; much planted. Ky., Mo., 

 Tenn., and N. Car. 



