| |(inermis) in which they are
| | |entirely absent.
| | |
*R. neo-mexicana |Colorado and New|Rose |A small tree related to the
|Mexico | |common False Acacia, but it
| | |differs from that
| | |well-known tree; the chief
| | |differences are--the
| | |glaucous green of its
| | |prettily divided leaves,
| | |the bright rose tint of its
| | |flowers, and the hairy
| | |flower stalks and seed
| | |pods. A beautiful
| | |autumn-flowering tree.
| | |
*R. Pseudacacia |North America |White; |One of the handsomest of
(Common Locust | |late May |all hardy trees; the
or False Acacia) | |and June |elegant pinnate foliage
| | |retained in all its
| | |freshness throughout the
| | |entire Summer, however hot
| | |and dry, renders it a
| | |delightful object during
| | |the whole of that time, and
| | |its beauty is considerably
| | |increased when the racemes
| | |of white flowers are fully
| | |open. In Winter, when bare,
| | |the deeply fissured bark,
| | |and its somewhat rugged
| | |aspect, are picturesque.
| | |There are many distinct
| | |varieties, chief among them
| | |being--aurea, in which the