THE LOCUST. 89 
THE ROSE-FLOWERED LOCUST. 
This tree appears to be chiefly confined to the Alle- 
ghanies, where it is found on the banks of rivers in 
Georgia and Carolina, growing to a height varying from 
thirty to forty feet. The bark is of a dull red, particu-— 
larly that of young trees and shoots, and is covered with 
a clammy, adhesive substance. The branches are armed 
with spines, and the foliage is thicker and of a darker 
green than that of the common species. Unlike the 
common locust-tree, its flowers, which occur in numerous 
open bunches four or five inches long, are of a beauti- 
ful rose color mixed with white, but are destitute of fra- 
grance. The properties of its wood are similar to those 
of the common locust, but it is considered less durable. 
As an ornamental tree it is rendered conspicuous by its 
large, roseate flowers. It is propagated and treated in 
the same manner as the common species, from which it 
is dissimilar in but very few points. 
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