J» 6 . A. ( f . ) c a n e ' s c e n s Nutt. The c a n e s c e n t Amorpha, or Bastard Indigo
lientHication. N u tt in F ras. Cat., 1813, and Gen. Amer., 2. p. 92 •
m I Ì i ,'2 p , 23” " - u “ 8-1 6 ™ ’“
Synnnyuic. ? A. pubéscens P u rsh 2. p. 4G7.
hirb a r?S n specimen in th e L ambe rtian
Spec. Char., 4c. Suffruticose, dwarf, all over whitcly
tomentose. Leaflets ovate-elliptic, mucronate, the
lowest near the base o f the petiole. Calyx tomento
s e ; Its teeth ovate, acute, equal. Ovary 2-
oviiled. Legume I-seeded. (Dec. Prod.) A lo w
tomentose shrub ; Louisiana, on the banks o f the
Missouri and the Mississippi. Height 3 ft. Introd
1812. Flowers dark blue ; July and August. L e gume
brown ; ripe in October. (f-) canesccns-
G e n u s X I .
E Y S E N H A 'R D T /r i H .e tB . R » - Syst. Diadelphia
S yn o n ym s. D a lb e rg S S p ro '^ .^ S y s t^A m ' 263'’' P- 234.
o ? K r g s b e f t |. “ n ' p ? n s r " ‘' M .D „ a professor in th e University
Gen. Char. Calyx obconically camfianulate, S-toothed ; upper teeth rather
S t o Z r : M a papilio^^rceouTmanner!
stipulate, deciduous; beset
® L E. AMORPHOI'DES H. et B . The Amorpha-like Eysenhardtia.
.Sy“ ony“ [ !% aK ,6 r f t ,a ‘a™ ip h ^ » e« - O « » " - . 1839. No. 55.
Engravings. H. B. e t K u n th , 0. t. 692" ; aitd o u r fig . 381.
Spec. Char., 4c. An unarmed low tree o r shrub with
nnpan-pmnate leaves, composed o f many pairs
ot stqmlate leaflets, and these are, as well as the
ca yxes, beset with glands. Racemes terminal,
cylindrical, flowers white. (Don’s Mill., n. p. 234 )
A deciduous shrub or low tree. Mexico, on
mountains. Height 6 ft. to 10 f t ; in British gar-
dens 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1837. Flowers
white. Legume ?.
This plant was raised in the H o rt. Soc. Garden
and has proved quite hardy. The leaves are disi
tmct y marked with glandular dotting ; a very unusual
case among leguminous plants. The twigs
are short, and so closely set upon the branches
as to form a dense mass o f foliage. Each is terminated
by an erect compact spike, from 2 in. to ^ -
o in. long,, or white or pale yellow flowers “"'"ri’hoicies.
i i t S Ä r f c ' s .'..i-
XXV. LEGUM IN a' c E.® ; R O B l'N / r i.
G e n u s X I I .
R O B I 'N /r i Lin. T h e R o b i n i a , or L o cu st T r e e .
Decándria.
Lin . Syst. Diadelphia
M e n tfica tio n . Dec. Mem. E6g., 6. f f c o A J - V- F r . ; Bobinie, Gcr.
F ran c e, a u th o r of f f f f f c a t th e J a rd in dea P la n te s
ftn7a?i“ T t i e ffi!t% !rso '!^ th e Robimh P seud-^ chcia in Europe
Gen Char. Calyx S-toothed, lanceolate, 2 upper ones shorter and approxi-
m'ate. Coro J papilionaceous. VexUliau large. A»»/ obtuse. /
delnhous deciduous. Ovaries 16—20-ovulate. Style bearded m fiont.
U g um e compressed, almost sessile, many-s^eded, with the valves thin and
flat marained a t th e seminiferous suture. (Do» s Ail//./ , «
LeavZs compound, unequally pinnate, alternate, deciduous ; leaflets
aenerallv ovate or obovate, petiolate. Flowers white or rose-coloui'ed, in
L illa ry usually nodding racemes. - T r e e s , deeiduons natives o f North America,
where one o f th e species is higlily valued for its timbei.
The species are prized, partly for their use, b u t chiefly for their beauty.
Thev are readily propagated by seeds, large truncheons o f the stem and
cutttogs of ? e ° ro o ts , by grafting; and they will p o w m any s p l
th a t is not too wet. Their roots are creeping, and their branches very b uR ft •
thev erow rapidly, but are generally not o f long duration. Their rapid growth
L a f tf r o p ? t ? th a t’they havS in common with all trees p d plants the pr.nc.pal
roots of which extend themselves close under the surface ¡ because there the
soil is always r ic h e s t: b u t the same cause th a t produces this rapidity to fiist
rc c a s fo n r the Uee to grow slowly afterwards, unless the rotos are allowed
Z l Z p a c e on every s id e ; sincej as they never penetrate d e e p they soon
exhaust all th e soil within their reach. They are, therefore, highly obje
tionable among ornamental shrubs, or in flower borders. F o r this reason,
also such trees are objectionable as hedgerow trees, or as p a tte r e d g io u p in
arable lands ; their roots proving a s e r io p impediment
suckers thrown up by them choking the corn crops. R p o tp o "
hand which penetrate perpendicularly as well as horizontally, betong to moie
slowly but more steadily, growing trees, winch always attain a larger size in
proportion to th e extent o f ground they occupy.
S 1. R . PsEu'o-ricA'ciA Lin. The common Robinia, or False Acacia.
Uim S u . R « . ; ! ! » .. 237. , 45.; Locust
t t ' S r d ^ Acacia, Acacia blanc, Carouge des Amencams.
p . Jo h n in th e « ' “ e rM sx I t is ^ f t,,e locust tre e of Spain ; which,
bcTnTatso i n a t r e o ? S W , p r o b S f t t h o tru e locust of th e New Testanwnt. T h e German
l i t edit., vol. V. i an d o ur fig . 382. „ r a
Svec Char 4c. Prickles stiptilar. Branches twiggy. Racemes of flowers
loose and pendulous ; and smooth, as are the legumes. Leaflets o v a tp
The flowers are white and sweet-scented ; the roots c rp pm g , and then
ta r e s soTnetimes bearing tubercles. (Dee. Prod.) A dectduotm tree above
the middle size. North America. Canada to Caiolina. Height 70 tt. to
80 ft Introduced in 1640. Flowers white ; May and June. _ Legume
compressed, dark purplish brown ; ripe in September. Decaying leaves
yellow. Naked young wood purplish brown.
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