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Name of tree 



Laurel cherry (mockorange)* 

 (Prunus caroliniana) . 



West Indian cherry (Prunus 

 myrtifolia). 



Coco-j)\um(Chrysobalanus icaco) 

 Florida catclaw (Pithecolobium 

 unguis-cati) . 



Huajillo (Wa-hil-yo) (Pithecolo- 

 bium brevifolium) . 



Texas ebony (Pithecolobium flex- 



icaule) . 

 Wild tamarind (Lysiloma baha- 



mensis) . 



Huisache (acacia)* (Acacia far - 

 nesiana) . 



Catclaw (Acacia tortuosa). 



Catclaw (Acacia wrightii) 



Cav,claw (Acacia emoriana) 



(Mimosa)* (Leucaena greggii) . . 



(Mimosa)* (Leucaena pulveru- 



lenta) . 

 (Mimosa)* (Leucaena retusa)... 



Honey mesquite (Prosopis glan- 

 dulosa) . 



Redbud (Cercis canadensis) 



Texas redbud (Cercis renif or mis) 

 C 'offeetr ee(Gymnocladus dioicus) 



Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacan- 

 thos). 



Texas honeylocust (Gleditsia 

 texana) . 



Water locust (Gledistsia aguatica) 



Border paloverde (Cercidium 

 floridum) . 



Coralbean (Sophora affinis) 



Yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea) . 



Black locust (yellow locust)' 

 (Robinia pseudacacia) . 



Clammy locust (Robinia viscose). 



Jamaica dogwood (Ichthyomethia 

 piscipula) . 



Lignum vitae (Guajacum sanc- 

 tum). 



(Soapbush)* (Porliera angusii- 

 folia) . 



(Name?) (Byrsonima lucida) 



Hercules-club (prickly ash) * 

 (Xanthoxylum clavaherculis) . 



Where the tree grows 



South Atlantic and Gulf coast- 

 al region. 



Southern Florida (tropical). 



Lower Rio Grande Valley of 

 Texas. 



Gulf coast of Texas 



Southern Florida (tropical) . 



Western Texas 



Southwestern Texas 



Western Texas 



Southern Texas 



Western Texas 



Southern Texas (Gulf coast) __ 



Southern Texas and New 

 Mexico. (See also p. 31.) 



Kansas to California and 

 southward. (See also p. 31.) 



Eastern United States (south 

 and west of New York) . 



Eastern Texas 



Central portion of Eastern 

 United States. 



Central portion of eastern 

 United States (extended 

 widely by planting) . 



Central Mississippi Valley 

 (Indiana to Texas) . 



Coastal region (South Carolina 

 to Texas), Mississippi Val- 

 ley. 



Southern Texas (mouth of Rio 

 Grande) (small tree) . 



Mississippi River to California. 

 (See also p. 31.) 



Southern Appalachian Moun- 

 tains west to Arkansas. 



AppalachianMountainregion. 

 Widely cultivated and nat- 

 uralized over United States. 



Southern Appalachian Moun> 



tains. 

 Southern Florida (tropical 



tree). 



Southern Florida (tropical) 



Southern Texas... 



Southern Florida (tropical) 



South Atlantic and Gulf coast- 

 al regions, Arkansas, Okla- 

 homa, Texas. 



Descriptive notes 



Leaves evergreen, thick, shiny, 2 to 

 inches long. Fruit black, shiny, 

 holding over winter. Planted as or- 

 namental tree. 



Leaves pointed, firm, yellow-green 

 above, 2 to 4 inches long. Fruit 

 orange-brown. 



Leaves broad, much rounded at end. 



Leaves of two pairs of leaflets, each 

 rounded, thin. Pod 2 to 4 inches 

 long. 



Leaves doubly compound of many leaf- 

 lets. Pods straight, 4 to 6 inches 

 long. 



Leaves very small, twice compound, 

 broad. Pod thick, 4 to 6 inches long. 



Leaves compound of many pairs of 

 leaflets. Pod 1 inch broad, 4 to 5 

 inches long. 



Leaves doubly compound, very small, 

 bright green. Pods cylindrical. 

 Flowers in round heads. Widely 

 planted for its fragrant flowers. 



Leaves tiny, compound. Pod slender, 

 beadlike. 



Leaves compound, tiny, on long stems. 



Leaflets tiny. Pod much narrowed at 

 base. 



Leaves doubly compound. Pods nar- 

 row. 



Leaves doubly compound. Pods 8 

 inches long. 



Leaves featherlike compound of many 

 leaflets. 



Leaves generally similar to above, 9 

 inches long, leaflets often 2 inches 

 long. 



Leaves heart-shaped, thin. Flowers 

 bright purplish red , in clusters . Pods 

 pink, 2 to 3 inches long. 



Leaves kidney-shaped, firm, shiny. 



Leaves doubly compound, 2 to 3 feet 

 long, of rounded pointed leaflets. 

 Pods 8 inches long. 



Leaves doubly compound of small ellip- 

 tical leaflets. Pods 10 to 18 inches 

 long, twisted, sweet pulp. Tree 

 usually spiny. 



Leaves compound of very small leaflets. 

 Pods small, flattened, thin, straight. 

 Tree spiny. 



Leaves single or doubly compound 

 Pods short, with 1 to 3 seeds. TreS 

 spiny. 



Leaves tiny, twice compound. Bark 

 bright green. Pods 2 inches long, 

 pointed, straight. 



Leaves compound, 13 to 19 leaflets. 

 Pods beaded. 



Leaves of 7 to 11 rounded leaflets, 3 to 

 4 inches long. Pods small, pointed, 

 in clusters. Wood, yellow. 



Leaves compound of 7 to 17 rounded 

 leaflets. Flowers white, sweet 

 scented. Pods 3 inches long with 

 tiny seeds. Wood very durable. 



Leaves compound. Leafstalks sticky, 

 hairy (clammy). 



Leaves of 5 to 11 rounded leaflets, drop- 

 ping early. Pods with 4 crinkly 

 wings. 



Leaves of 6 to 8 leaflets. Pod tiny, 

 orange. 



Leaves of 8 to 12 narrow leaflets. Flow 

 ers purple, sweet scented. 



Leaves opposite, wedge-shape, ever- 

 green. 



Leaves 5 to 8 inches long, of 6 to 18 

 pointed leaflets, on spiny stems. 

 Fruit small in terminal clusters. 

 This is not the Devil 's-walking stick, 

 see p. 22; sometimes called "Her- 

 cules club". 



