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has a round head, from which hang the bunches of 

 rose-pink flowers in May and June, that make a very 

 charming effect against the young green leaves. A 

 good group of these look very well, but they should be 

 given a sheltered spot as their stems are rather brittle. 

 They can be increased by grafting on to the A 5 . 

 pseudacada, and will do well anywhere, even in towns, 

 in ordinary garden soil. 



Robinia pseudacada 



(False Acacia : or lAtcuxt Tree] is a lovely tree, 

 that shows its flowers in April and May. As a rule 

 the pendulous bunches are white, but there are a great 

 number of varieties, from 80 to fi() ft. high, quite dif- 

 ferent from one another, and sometimes the flowers are 

 pink. Among these are - 



angu-stifolia, which grows very gracefully ; 

 Bessoniana, a compact growing tree ; 

 pyramidalis, of upright growth ; 

 {. with twisted limbs. 



The best way to increase it is by layers, and it will 

 grow in any soil, being particularly useful in a dry 

 season, for, at a time when most other things in the 

 garden seem to suffer from drought, this tree appears 

 to be quite happy. 



