854 FLOKA DOMESTIC A. 



KOBINIA. 



LEGUMINOS.*. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



THE Rose-acacia, so called from the colour of its blos- 

 soms, is a beautiful shrub : it is a native of Carolina, where 

 it will grow twenty feet high : here it does not exceed six 

 or eight, and will produce flowers when not more than a 

 foot high : the flowers are large, showy, and numerous, 

 and the shrub is of ready growth. It is not very nice as 

 to soil and situation, but prefers a light, moist soil, and a 

 situation rather sheltered than exposed. It blossoms in 

 June. 



The Siberian species of Robinia have mostly yellow 

 flowers. The Salt-tree Robinia, of which the blossoms are 

 purple, is an exception. This and the Thorny Robinia 

 are, at their full growth, about six feet high ; the Shrubby, 

 ten feet ; the Shining, five ; the Daurian and the Dwarf, 

 three feet. 



The Salt-tree grows naturally in salt fields, and will 

 not flower but in a saline soil. These shrubs will bear this 

 climate very well, with the exception of the Rose-acacia, 

 which must be sheltered from frost and keen winds. They 

 may be kept moderately moist. 



