Its LEGUMINOSiE. 



9C. GLEDIT8CHIA. Xcm.; Lam, itt. t, 897; .EmIZ. gen, 9796, Boxzr LOCmrr. 



Fhwos polygmow. 8q«b 3-5, eqaal, —i lfJ at the Inse. Peiak as ansf aa the acfah, 

 or aoBMnaea fewer ; the 2 kMro* oaea aaaMtaMa MMlei. StaaaH aa wmj aa Ae trpah, 

 and oppoabe to them ; or oftea 6-9, oae or sMfe of dboi abartire, aad tirlnagia^ to aa 

 ioaer aoiea. Stjrk tiiort, wemwei : at^iBa ji wht aceat LegaaK iai; eoatiaaaw^ aAem 

 iatercqited iaumaBj hetween ibe aeeds, diy or wA a awect pa^ mrwemadmg dbe aeadb^ 

 wUdi are solitaiy or nmenwa. Seeds oral, tAmiyumed : teala ku3 aad enMCKcaaa, 

 Embfjo •oiroaaded with a tfaia aBwaneii Cotjdedoaa iat, pttmUk. — Txees, wjdi tfhe 

 taporvaliaTj braadwa afioi eawmted iaCo lia^t or biiMwhfd ^iaca, Lesvca abnf%' 

 piaoate or faqnaate ; the leaieia iiiawhit aeoaie t JIowos sani. 



1, GixDrracHiA tkiacahthoc, ii«s. Himaf Loemtt. SweULoaut, 



Sfiata ibkk ; leaflets la aceolne-oMong ; legnae Enear-oUoa|^ — iJi doagrtwl. 



weeded; the iatorals filled with a sweet palp. — Ltnn. tp.2.p. 1056; Miebx. JL 2. p, 257; 

 " DuA«m. ori. («f. turn.) 4. t. 25 ;" Ifteisr. / »jrfo, 2. f . 79 ; WaW. tp. 4. p. 1097 ; PterO, 

 jr. 1. p. 221 ; £fl. *i. 2 p. 709 ; DC, proiir, 2, p. 479 ; Torr, compend,p. 375 ; Beci, isC 

 p. 93 ; Torr. ^ Gr. fi. N. Am. 1. p. 396. 



A middle siaed tree ; the tmok, in this State, sddom aMwe diaa a feot aad ahalf ia d»- 

 meler ; when yomig; rexj tpuj. Sfime» 2-3 iachca laa|^ osaaDy tdple, or faiaiJirJ wA 

 two brandies towards die bMe, s<iftimfa < j i w|M iaa il, ofiea d iaa ppr  i a fc as Ae tree ad i aatea 

 in age. Leares 6-10 inches or BKire in lea^^b, pianitr. T^ailrts dfce-^nnds of aa iad 

 loa^ neailj smooth. Racemes 1 - 2 indies long ; die staauaate aad perfect oaea aeadf 

 aianiariafeaB. Caljx nDoai^ taibiaate at the base : scpala oUaa^ nAer ohiaae. Petals 

 • Bide onBer than the s^als. Slameas 5 - 7 in Ae staaHaale iowen, 6 - 8 ia Ae perfect 

 flac% 1 - 3 of them often abortire : aathers oral, TemtHe, opeaiag liwgjlailiBiTly. Ovaij 

 Tilloaa : s^le lathCT diort, inenxred : stigaia dadi, rapitatr. Legnme 9-18 iadMa ka^ 

 aoBBewhat felcate andtwiated. 



Not natire in the State, bat often phaled abort haaaea fer oraaaKat, aad fer hedgea ; aeaiiy 

 aatnralized in some ^acea. Jolj. It is a natire of the Western aad SoodKra Stales. Tk 

 wood is of bat little TifaK. Its feliage ia TCiy aeat, bat ao thia aa haidly to csdade ^ lajs 

 afthei 



