Cladrastis lutea

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Cladrastis lutea, Koch (C. tinctoria, Raf. Virgilia lutea, Michx.). Tree, with yellow wood and smooth bark, sometimes 50 ft.: lfts. 7-9, oval or ovate, glabrous, bright green, 3—4 in. long: panicles loose, drooping, 10-20 in. long; fls. white, fragrant, over 1 in. long. June. Ky., Tenn., and N. C. S.S. 3:119-20. B.M. 7767. Mich. Hist. Arb. III. 266. Gng. 2:401; 5:98. F.E. 8:427. G.F. 1:92. Gn. 24, pp. 96-7; 34, p. 329. G.C. III. 42:186-7. M.D.G. 1899:444-5. G.W. 12, p. 397. V. 4:307. A.G. 15:270.—One of the most beautiful flowering native trees, with wide, graceful head and a short trunk, well adapted as single tree on the lawn. Hardy north to New England and Ont. The wood yields a clear yellow dye. There is a var. aureo- variegata with lvs. variegated with yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.