HONEY LOCUST. 



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Plate 4-5. Gleclitsia triacanthos. Honey Locust. 



1. Flowering branch of staminate tree, one-half natural size. 2. Flowering 

 branch of pistillate tree, one-half natural'size. 8. Diagram of flower. 4. Longi- 

 tudinal section of staminate flower, enlarged. 5. Longitudinal section of pistil- 

 late flower, enlarged. f>. Longitudinal section of ovary, enlarged. 7. A spine 

 and a single fruit showing seed, cross section of seed and embryo, one-half natural 

 size. 8. Doubly pinnate leaf, one-half natural size. 9. Winter branchlet, o 

 half natural size. 



