Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



117. Bristly Locust. Rose-acacia. (Robinia hispida.) 



Leaf : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 13-19, i'-i}4' 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 ; 

 S'-S" high. (PI. VII.) 



118. Hudsonia. (H. ericoides.) 

 Leaf : Yi-]^' , simple, alternate and opposite, crowded, entire, 

 slender, awl-shaped, downy, spreading from branch. Flower : 

 p., bright yellow (petals 5, stamens rather numerous), small and 

 showy, on leafless stalks ; May. Maine to Virginia, near coast ; 

 scarcely 1° high ; greenish, downy. (PI. 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°-i5° high ; branches 

 smooth ; fruit ; red berry. (PI. VII.) 



122. Wild Allspice. (Lindera melissxfolia.) 

 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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