Ceratonia
(from keration, a horn or pod; in allusion to the shape of the pods). Algaroba Bean, or Carob. This plant is called by Theophrastus, Keronia; by Dioscorides, Kerateia. ORD. Leguminosoe. An evergreen tree, with a thick trunk, and abruptly-pinnate, coriaceous, shining leaves. It thrives well in the South of England, in any ordinary garden soil, if afforded the protection of a wall, and slightly sheltered during winter. Ripened cuttings will root if planted in sand, with a hand glass placed over them. C. siliqua (podded). Bean-tree, Carob-tree, or Locust-tree. fl. red, small, racemose. September. l., leaflets oval, obtuse, flat, coriaceous, shining, dark green. Plant unarmed. h. 30ft. to 50ft. South Europe, 1570. This tree is much cultivated in the South of Europe for the sake of the pods, the pulp of which is eaten; these are 4in. or more in length, and are, as well as the seeds, of a dusky ferruginous colour. (A. B. R. 567.)