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decorate parks and gardens. When they're pruned and kept from growing too tall, they 

 could be used to form enclosures around fields and dwellings. The wood is firm, supple, 

 and veined with red with a fine close grain. M. Desfontaines suggests that it would be 

 useful to propagate them in forests. Cabinet makers and carpenters then could harvest 

 them very profitably. The wood is reputed to keep for a long time in water without 

 deteriorating and to be very good for making pilings. 



CULTIVATION. Honey locusts thrive very well everywhere in France. They 

 withstand the harsh winters. But in the north the young plants have to be sheltered until 

 they're strong enough to tolerate the frosts. The trees are propagated in April by planting 

 their seeds in compost in trays or in pots out in the open air. They have to be planted in 

 loose earth; they will only decline in clayey soil. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



647. Honey locust. 1. Intact male flower. 2. Same, opened showing stamens. 



648. Chinese honey locust. 1. Complete opened flower. 2. Detached thorn. 



