ROSE ACACIA 



During the gathering period women could earn about 

 two shillings a day. After a time the industry lan- 

 guished, for the roots were valuable as well as the 

 stem, and eventually the plant was so nearly extermi- 

 nated that it was no longer profitable to market it. 

 One hears across the pages of the record a familiar 

 echo, for it seems that under the specious purpose of 

 keeping the plants fresh so much water was added to 

 the load that the dealers felt themselves defrauded. 



ROSE ACACIA. MOSS LOCUST 



Robinia hispida. 



Robinia commemorates the botanical labors of Jean Robin, 

 herbalist to Henry III., and director of the gardens of the 

 Louvre. 



The Rose Acacia is a large shrub of southern range, 

 but hardy at the north and highly prized for its 

 beauty. So thickly beset are twig, petiole, pedicel 

 and fruit pod with bristly hairs that they look mossy. 

 The bush grows vigorously, matures early, and in 

 May and June, also lingering into July, produces the 

 most exquisite rose-colored pea-like blossoms in loose, 

 lax racemes. A native of the woodlands, it requires 

 protection against high winds, for its branches have 

 never learned to defend themselves and are easily 

 broken. It suckers freely and, like the other species 

 of its genus, makes thickets when permitted. 



LABURNUM. GOLDEN CHAIN 



Labiirnum inilgare. 



The well known tree-like shrub, Laburnum or 

 Golden Chain, is one of the best of our imported 



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