Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
117. Bristly Locust. Rose-acacia. (Robinia hispida.) 
LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 13-19, 1-14’ long, entire, 
oval to oblong, apex bristle-pointed; stems and branchlets 
bristly. FLOWER: deep rose-colored, pea-shaped, large, scent- 
less, clustered; May, June. Mountains of Virginia; cultivated ; 
3°-8° high. (Pl. VII.) 
118. Hudsonia. (H. ericoides.) 
LEAF: %-},4', simple, alternate and opposite, crowded, entire, 
slender, awl-shaped, downy, spreading from branch, FLOWER: 
p., bright yellow (petals 5, stamensrather numerous), small and 
showy, on leafless stalks; May. Maine to Virginia, near coast ; 
scarcely 1° high; greenish, downy. (Pl. VII.) 
119. Hudsonia. (H. tomentosa.) 
LEAF: much as in 118, but smaller, appressed to branch. 
FLOWER: as in 118, but usually on leafy branches; May, June. 
On coast from Maine to Maryland, and along the Great Lakes ; 
scarcely 1° high; whitish, downy. (PI. VII.) 
120. Woad-waxen. Whin. (Genista tinctoria.) 
LEAF: 1-2’, simple, alternate, entire, lance-shaped, branches 
angled. FLOWER: yellow, small, pea-shaped, in spiked racemes ; 
June. Introduced, now spontaneous in Massachusetts (Essex 
County) and New York; low shrub. 
121. Spice-bush. Wild Allspice. (Lindera benzoin.) 
LEAF: 2-5’, simple, alternate, entire, obovate-oblong, both 
ends pointed, pale beneath. FLOWER: yellow, small (no corolla, 
yellow calyx 6-parted, spreading), almost stemless, in numerous 
compound clusters along branch, before the leaves ; March, 
April ; somewhat fragrant ; damp woods; 5°-15° high ; branches 
smooth; fruit; red berry. (Pl. VII.) 
122. Wild Allspice. (Lindera melisszfolia.) 
LEAF: as in 121, but base blunt or cordate. FLOWER: as in 
121, but clusters few; April. Virginia ; branches fine-hairy. 
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