HONEY LOCUST; THREE-THORNED ACACIA (Gleditsia 

 triacanthos, Linn.). 70 to 140 feet. Large, handsome tree 

 with rigid, horizontal branches, and twigs with three-pronged 

 thorns, set singly or in clusters upon the second-year twigs. 

 Bark rough, dark, furrowed ; twigs smooth, brown. Wood red- 

 dish brown, hard, durable, heavy, used for hubs, fencing, and 

 fuel. Buds clustered, almost buried in the bark in winter. 

 Leaves 7 to 8 inches long, compound, once or twice, the leaf- 

 lets narrowly oval, set opposite on the stem; yellow in autumn. 

 Flowers inconspicuous, regular, greenish, in crowded racemes, 

 the two sexes separate on the same or different trees. Fruit 

 a purple, S-shaped pod, 6 to 18 inches long, flat, with many 

 seeds, hard, brown, flat. Dist.: New York to Michigan; 

 south to Mississippi and Texas. Preferred habitat, rich, 

 moist soil. A handsome shade and ornamental tree. 



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