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Deciduous: winter-buds naked, several superposed and concealed during the summer in the enlarged base of the petiole: lvs. alternate, odd-pinnate, with few rather large entire short-stalked Ifta.: fls. in long, usually panicled racemes, white, papilionaceous; calyx campanulate, 5-toothed; stamens 10. nearly free: pod narrow-oblong, compressed, 3-6-seeded, with thin membranous valves.—Four species in N. Amer. and E. Asia. Hardy ornamental trees of medium size, with showy fls. and handsome foliage, turning bright yellow in fall. They thrive in almost any soil. Prop. by seeds, sown in spring, or by root cuttings, dug up in fall and kept in sand or moss, moderately moist and cool, until spring.
Deciduous: winter-buds naked, several superposed and concealed during the summer in the enlarged base of the petiole: lvs. alternate, odd-pinnate, with few rather large entire short-stalked Ifta.: fls. in long, usually panicled racemes, white, papilionaceous; calyx campanulate, 5-toothed; stamens 10. nearly free: pod narrow-oblong, compressed, 3-6-seeded, with thin membranous valves.—Four species in N. Amer. and E. Asia. Hardy ornamental trees of medium size, with showy fls. and handsome foliage, turning bright yellow in fall. They thrive in almost any soil. Prop. by seeds, sown in spring, or by root cuttings, dug up in fall and kept in sand or moss, moderately moist and cool, until spring.
C. amurensis, Koch = Maackia amurensis. — C. platycarpa, Makino (Sophora platycarpa, Maxim.). Tree: lfts. 9-15. ovate to elliptic- lanceolate, 2-3½ in. panicles broadly pyramidal, upright; fls . ⅓ in. long, white;standard with yellow spot at the base: pod narrowly winged. Japan. S.I.F. 2:32. Very rare in cult.—-C. Tashiroi, Yatabe= Maackia Tashiroi. — C. Wilsonii, Takeda. Tree, to 50 ft.: lfts. 7-9. elliptic-ovate to ovate - oblong, usually broadly cuneate at the base: panicles upright, 5-8 in. long; fls. ¾ in. long; ovary pubescent Cent. China. Alfred Rehder.
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