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late Andrew S. Fuller, at Eidgewood, N. J. ; it was 

 his favorite tree, and is 45 feet higli. 



Looust. The common locust has a pretty leaf 



BoUniaPseudaeacia. spray of from nine to twenty-three 

 roundish long leaflets which are devoid of teeth. Its 

 twigs are not sticky — that is the most impor- 

 tant thing to remember about it. Its fra- 

 grant white flowers, shaped like pea-blos- 

 soms, hang in loose clusters from the 

 sides of the branchlets in late spring 

 or early summer. The flat pods, 

 about two or three inches long, 

 are smooth, of a purplish-brown 

 color, and are ripe in September. 

 The tree is slender in figure, and 

 reaches a height of from 35 to 80 

 feet, according to its situation and 

 circumstances. Its exceedingly hard and durable 

 wood has a yellowish color and smooth grain ; it is 

 used for posts and exterior construction intended to 

 withstand dampness. The tree is common through- 

 out the eastern United States. 

 Clammy Locust. The clammy locust differs from the 

 Bobinia mscosa. common locust in the following par- 

 ticulars : the tree is never over 40 feet high, its dark- 

 brown twigs are very sticky, and its rather upright 



flower cluster is a trifle pinkish, and nearly if not 

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Locust. 

 Robinia Pseudacacia. 



