No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 247 



rows as an escape from cultivation. May — June. Naturalized 

 from the West or South. 



The wood is coarse-grained but strong and durable. The 

 name Honey Locust is supposed to refer to the sweetness of 

 the pulp surrounding the seeds in the pod. Often planted for 

 hedges or as an ornamental tree. 



CASSIA L. Senna. 



Cassia marilandica L. 



Wild or American Senna. 



Roadsides or alluvial soil, usually in moist ground. Rare 

 or occasional in most sections, but frequent along the Housa- 

 tonic River. July — Aug. 



The leaves have medicinal properties like those of officinal 

 Senna and are sometimes used as a substitute. 



Cassia Chamaecrista L. (ground cock's-comb) . 

 Partridge Pea. 



Sandy fields and railroad banks. Common on and near the 

 coast, extending inland as far as Glastonbury (H. S. Clark), 

 and Seymour (Harger). July — Sept. 



Cassia nictitans L. (winking) . 



Wild Sensitive Plant. Sensitive Pea. 



Common. Sandy fields and dry sterile ground. July — 

 Sept. 



CERCIS L. Redbud. Judas Tree. 



Cercis canadensis L. 



Redbud. 



Rare. Sparingly escaped about an old nursery at 

 Wethersfield (H. S. Clark & Bissell). April. Fugitive from 

 the South. 



BAPTISIA Vent. False Indigo. 

 Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. (used for dyeing). 

 Wild Indigo. Horsefly-weed. 



Common. Dry wastes, pastures, thickets and open woods 

 in sandy or poor soils. July — Aug. 



The leaves have been used as a substitute for Indigo and 

 the young shoots are sometimes eaten like Asparagus. The 

 roots and leaves have medicinal value. 



