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WOOD AND FOREST. 



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BLACK LOCUST. LOCUST. YELLOW LOCUST. 



Yellow, from color of sap-wood. 



Robinia pseudacacia Linnaeus. 

 Robinia, in honor of Jean Robin, of France; pseudacacia, means false acacia. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best on western Allegheny 

 mountains in West Vir- 

 ginia. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, 50'-80' ; 

 diameter, 3'-4' ; bark, 

 strikingly deeply fur- 

 rowed, dark brown ; 

 prickles on small branches, 

 grows fast, forms thick- 

 ets, on account of under- 

 ground shoots ; leaves, 

 8"-14" long, pinnately 

 compound; 7 to 9 leaf- 

 lets, close at night and in 

 rainy weather; fruit, pod 

 3"-4" long. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, brown, sap-wood 

 thin, yellowish ; ring-por- 

 ous; rings, clearly marked 

 by 2 or 3 rows of large 

 open ducts ; grain, 

 crooked, compact. 



