PEA FAMILY 
Robinia viscosa, which appears to be one of the rarest of all our t/ees, was 
not seen growing wild in the forests of the southern Alleghany Mountains from 
the time of Michaux until 1882, when it was rediscovered by Mr. John Donnell 
Smith near Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, covering a rocky slope 
known as Buzzard ridge at an elevation of four thousand five hundred feet above 
the sea-level, and growing as a shrub with stems only a few feet high. It has 
not been seen in any other locality growing wild. Bartram and Michar.x speak 
of it as atree forty feet high, and it often attains that height. 
—CHARLES S. SARGENT. 
The Clammy Locust has always been a popular garden 
plant, because of its fine foliage and beautiful flowers. At 
least three beautiful varieties of it have been produced. A 
second crop of flowers often appears in August from shoots 
developed early in the summer, on especially vigorous young 
trees. 
REDBUD. JUDAS-TREE 
Cércis canadénsis, 
Cercis is of Greek derivation and refers to a fancied resemblance in 
the fruit to a weaver’s implement of that name, 
Small tree, with a sturdy upright trunk which divides into stout 
branches that usually spread to form a broad flat head. Found on 
rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi valley; will grow in 
the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest. 
Very abundant in Arkansas, Indian Territory, and eastern Texas. 
Hardy far north; grows rapidly ; is a satisfactory ornamental tree. 
Bark.—Red brown, with deep fissures and scaly surface, Branch- 
lets at first lustrous brown, later become darker. 
Wood.—Dark reddish trown; heavy, hard, coarse-grained, not 
strong. Sp. gr., 0.6363; weight of cu. ft., 39.65 lbs. 
Winter Buds.—Ches'nut brown, obtuse, one-eighth inch long. 
Leaves.—Altetia.e, simple, heart-shaped or broadly ovate, two to 
five inches long, five to seven-nerved, cordate or truncate at base, 
entire, acute. They come out of the bud folded along the line of 
the midrib, tawny green, when full grown become smooth, dark 
green above, paler beneath. In autumn they turn bright clear yel- 
low. Petioles slender, terete, enlarged at the base. Stipules ca- 
ducous. 
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