Clammy Locust 



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Fig. ^12. Locust. 



long, awl-shaped, soon developing into hard, straight or slightly curved spines, 

 becoming 2.5 cm. long and often persisting 

 for several years. The flowers appear from 

 April to June in loose racemes 10 to 12.5 

 cm. long, with 10 to 25 flowers on pedicels 

 6 to 15 mm. long; they are white, with a yel- 

 low spot on the standard and very fragrant. 

 The pod is Hnear, slightly curved, smooth, 

 reddish brown, flat, soon dehiscent ; the seeds, 

 4 to 10 in each pod, are kidney-shaped, about 

 4.5 mm. long, yellowish brown with darker 

 blotches. 



The wood is very hard, strong, close- 

 grained, brown or greenish yellow; its specific 

 gravity is about 0.73. It is very durable, 

 being one of the most lasting of woods in con- 

 tact with the soil, a favorite for fence posts, 

 also used in ship-building and turnery. The 

 bark of the root is of some medicinal repute. 

 This tree has long been planted in Europe 

 and America as a forest tree or for ornament, 

 and a great many varieties have developed, especially in Europe; it produces suck- 

 ers very freely from cut stumps and is difficult to eradicate from fields or lawns. 

 It is also called Black locust, Yellow locust. White locust, Red locust. Green 



locust, Honey locust, Peaflower locust, 

 Post locust. Acacia, False acacia. Parasol 

 acacia, Bastard acacia. Locust tree. Silver 

 chain and White laburnum. 



2. CLAIMMY LOCUST 

 Robinia viscosa Ventenat 



This small tree is better known from 

 cultivated specimens than in the wild state, 

 in which it is verj^ rare, being knowTi only 

 from a few localities in mountain woods, 

 from North Carolina to Alabama; it has 

 often escaped from gardens in eastern 

 Canada and the eastern States. Its maxi- 

 mum height is 12 meters, with a trunk di- 

 ameter of 3 dm,, and it is also known as 

 Honey locust. Red flowering locust. Rose 

 flowering locust and Rose acacia. 



Fig. 513. Clammy Locust. 



