| |panicles, |Edwardsia, now included in
| |which |Sophora, this is the only
| |show up |well-known member of the
| |against |genus, and it is the only
| |the |one of our large-growing
| |dark-green|hardy trees that flowers
| |foliage |in autumn. Regarded only
| | |from a foliage point of
| | |view, it forms a very
| | |handsome specimen, the
| | |elegant pinnate leaves
| | |retaining their deep green
| | |tint long after most trees
| | |acquire their autumnal hue.
| | |Like many other
| | |Leguminosae, the deep
| | |descending nature of its
| | |roots enables it to resist
| | |a long period of drought
| | |during the summer months
| | |better than most trees. It
| | |is very quick in growth,
| | |and is therefore valuable
| | |where rapid results are
| | |desired. The Sophora has
| | |been grown in this country
| | |for the last century and a
| | |half, and though in its
| | |early days considered to be
| | |rather tender, it has long
| | |proved to be thoroughly
| | |hardy. Varieties are not
| | |numerous, there being one,
| | |variegata, which is