442 Le«l-juxos-t?. 



I'Inirrrs ;l J tpca I'i Hi; licforr oy willi tin' li';ni-s in slnut lati'rnl rnsciclcs, nn tlir ^rrl\^-th of 

 [iifvioiis wi'.-tsoiis or <'\>'ii tlu' Iriiuk; <"ilyx olili(|U<'-<aiii]ianuIali'. ri-iooTlird : rorolla ^ ')inp\^]ia1" 

 paiiilionarpous with ."> rost'-rolon-il niigtiifulalr ]M'iaU. ilmsr foi inin:,^ ilii' k'-''] ilic laiuc^i aial 

 nut uiiiterl. the standard smaller than the wings and iiirh.si'd l,y ihein in I he laid: staiaMi> In. 

 distinct, deidined. with Hlanients enlarf,'ed and iiilose ai base: antlaa-s aliki'. oldonL:-, versatile: 

 o\;ir.A with short stij-e: st.\l<.' hlirnrni with eapitaie sti.maa : oxnh-s nnniei'nus, iii 1! ranks, 

 altaeheil to the d(irsal sanue. l-'nill a linear oldonu Hal ihhI. a.nle al liolh laals. nnirsiaed 

 along the tijiper stilure'. iedilish purjile and l^-\al\iMl at niattiril.w witli thin retionlate \al\es : 

 seeds olilong. eianin'essed. wilh I'eddish hrown ■ a nstaii'ous ti'sia, siraight enilir.vo and scant 

 horn,\' albtinn-n. 



The uame is the ancient (ireek name of the Old World J inlas-lrrc. 



F„r y/urirs .vrc pp. ,.',S' )-..'.\'.7. 



THE COFFEE-TREE. Gt-Nus GYMNOCI.ADUS Lam. 



Trees, with stotil hranehhds and large jnth. of tW(.> stiecies. one of eastern North America 

 and the otlao' of sonthern and sotilhwesleiai <diina. 



J, carts decidttons. hipinnate. ^\■ith siirgle leaiiels in ]dace of the one or (wo ]iaiis of 

 lowermost pinna': stii)ttles citducons : hraiichhls lliitk \A"ith l.ai'iie lath an'! - small inii)ressed 

 hmls in each axil. l-liurrr.s regtilar, diicciiais dv p<lly^anl(n^s. in terminal racemes, greenish 

 wdiite : c.alyx elongati'd, ttibnlar. H)-rihl)ed. with T. n.aiiow ni-ail.^- eijua! acnte h)bes: jietnls 

 4--". obloipg. ei|na!. laibescent. ratlaa' longer than lie' i al,\x lobi's. s)n-eading : stanums 1(1 and 

 inserti'd «'i(h the ]ielals liii the margin of the disk hearing the cal.\"x tube, shorter than (he 

 l)e(als. distin-t. with jmbescent hlanients alternately (d' different lengths itnd tmiform introrse 

 longitndinall,\' (hdiiseiait anthers : instil sessile with slioia st,\ le aial obliqne li-lobed stigma. 

 iaiditnentai'.\' in' wanting in the staminate Howers : o\aih's nnniercnis. Fruit a large thiidv 

 oblong snbfalc.ate 2-\-alved eoriaceiats pod. tardily dehisciMit and containing several seeds 

 with lailp between; seeds suborbi(adar. Ilatlem'd. wi(h long fnnicles. thick horny testa, thick 

 orange-coloi'ccl cotyledons and thin lirnai,\- allnimen. 



TIr' name is from twa:) Greek waaals meaning tnilid hrinn-li. 



For sprrir. srr pp. .iSll-OSJ. 



THE HONEY LOCUSTS. Genus GLKDITST.V L, 



Trees of abont eight or (en species of I'.astein Tnited States. Asia. .Tai>an and tropical 

 Africa. ('f these three ari' native (d' Xm-tli Amciica. one limited to a small region in Texas, 

 another inhabiting nntit]l,\" the h.)w-er Mississi])pi basin ami soii(heas(<aai states, and the third 

 is now distrilmtcd o\ia- most of the Atlanlii' stales. 



Lfiiris I'veiily innnati' oi- twice pinnate or with sonic of (he tnnmc re|daceil by simple 

 leaflets of(en fascicled, decidmais; leaflets snbsessile and iiaa\gtilarl,A- (a'cainlate: sii])nles small, 

 cadneons. /'Imrrrs rcgidar. pol.^"gainotts, small, green or white, in ,axillar,\" m- lateral some- 

 times fascicled s]iikcdiki' lacemes with miniitc> caducous lirac ts : lalyx campaimhite with 

 3-ri nearly ei|ital lobes; ]ietals eqnal and of sann' nnmlier as the calyx lobes: stamens fi-ld, 

 inserted wilh the ]ietals on the edge of the disk, distimt. erect, wilh free hlanients and 

 nniforni aniliers; <nar.\" tm.arl.x sessile; st.\h- short wiib ieiaaiii;il dilated stigma: o^atles 2 or 

 many. Fruit a flat ]iod. loiig-lineai'. nian,\-sccded and indchisceni. in- shr)r(-o\-a(c and dehiscent: 

 seeds snborbicnlar or oblong. Ilaidaied. attached by long fnni(des ; embi'yo surrounded with 

 h'rrii,\" albnnien. 



The giaieric name (wdiicli is sometimes s]Hdh'd Clnlilsrliiii ) is in honor of Ih'of. J. G. 

 (iledits(di. a (ierniaii botanist of the bSdi ceiidiry. 



KEY ■!'() TlIK SrK(Ti:S. 



Pods linear, many-seeded ;iiid somewdiat twisted or cidled G. triacaiithos. 



Pods oblique. o\'aI. inostl.\' 1-seedcd G. aqtiatica. 



F<ir siKcirs K<r I, p. ,_',\',N'-,.',0 / . 



THE YELLOW-WOOD. Gem'.s CL.\DR,\STIS R.\f. 



Trees of a siiigh' siiccies of limited natural distribiK ion in the .\ihinlic siates. but widely 



planled for ornaiiieii(;il piir))oses. Tlie,\- ha\-e ,\cllo\\isli hi';irl -wood, somewhat watef.\- iniee 



and smooth bark. Another tree { ]laatl,iti 1 a/ /^rci/vev Kiipr.i. of eastern .\sia and .Taiian. is 



referred by some wrilers (o this genus, but b.\- oihers is consideri'il (o be generieally distinct. 



Ijciirrx deeidnons. odd-iiinnate. wilh sloni tei'c(e innioh's milarged at base and few lar.ge 

 entire short-stalked lcaflc(s; bads small, naked sii|iia'posed and formed widiin (he liase of 

 the petiole. FInirrri while, paidlionaceons. in lermiral ]iaiiicles or I'accmi's : calyx iiarrow- 

 rnmpannlale. .■'>-(oothed : iiet.ils wilh snborbienhir ndlexed -i.inilanl and (hose of ilie keel 

 imairved and disliml: sianieiis Id, disdml. wi(li slender fihunents and nnifoiin versatile 

 aiidiers; o\ary sniisessilc. Iine:ir .■iiid d|iped with slender imnrvc.l style with terminal sti.gma ; 



