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ARBORICULTURE 



Where the Catalpa Grows. 



Duriii}^^ the XiiKlLciilh L cnlury thr 

 Catalpa has been largely distributed. In 

 some instances it has been disseniinatetl 

 by enthusiasts who, havin<; learned the 

 hig'h value of the timber, have planted it 

 in other localities. Others, admiring the 

 flowers, have planted Catalpa trees for 

 ornament. J'y these experiments we are 

 now enabled to determine the range to 

 which the Catalpa is adapted. 



There is no record in history of any 

 tree which, originally confined to so 

 small an area, has an adaptability to so 

 universal a range of soil, climate and lo- 

 cality as Catalpa speciosa. 



Seed sent to Xew Zealand by the In- 

 ternational Society of Arboriculture has 

 produced many hundreds of trees and at- 

 tracted the attention of the Dominion 

 ( iovernmcnt. 



A limited numljer has been planted in 

 Europe, but throughout America we find 

 the greatest quantities. 



Almost invariably where Catalpa speci- 

 osa has been planted it has i)r(n'en suc- 

 cessful, and as positively where Catalpa 

 bignonoides and Catalpa kempferi are 

 found they are seriously disappointing. 

 The almost criminal carelessness of 

 seedsmen and nurserymen in selling mil- 

 lions of these inferior varieties as Catalpa 

 speciosa is resjxnisible for so large a 

 number of scrub trees everywhere. 



About Philadelphia Catalpa grows rap- 

 idly, although most of the trees which 1 

 found were bignonoides hybrids. 



The earliest plantings were made near 

 Cincinnati, ( )hio, at the old Harrison 

 home, and from there numerous seed- 

 lings have been distributed. At the 

 home of that enthusiast. Dr. John A. 

 Warder, are many very fine trees of 

 speciosa, an<l als(j the other forms. It 

 was here I fecund bignonoides, kempferi 

 anfl speciosa, all in bloom at the same 

 time, and a large number of li\l)rid seed- 

 lings also in bkx)m — pollen carried by 

 bees. 



Tn every county of Indiana and Illi- 

 nois are fomid more or less trees, their 

 thrift and character showing the stock 

 from whence obtained. 



Tn Soiuhcrn Michigan the M. C. Rv. 



lias planted many Calalpas which are do- 

 ing well. 



riiere have been more Catalpa trees 

 jihinted in Kansas than other ]daces. The 

 barlington I'lantation is mentiiMU'(l else- 

 where. 



At Hutchinson .Mr. L. W . N aggy has 

 500 acres in Catalpa. which he considers 

 a profitable investment. Many of the 

 Xatalpas of Hutchinson are of Oriental 

 aird southern types, and their unthrifty 

 condition is jilainly apparent. The origin 

 of these trees is traceable to the Iron 

 Mountain jjlantings in Southeast Mis- 

 souri. These seeds are being collected 

 and will ])robably find their wa\ into the 

 markets. 



Judge Martin has a very nice grove, 

 which were planted with cuttings, 7x6 

 feet. These range from 30 to 48 inches 

 girth and 30 feet high in twelve years. 



W . 11. L'nderwood has several trees 

 of ten years' growth, which measure 

 from 31 to 45 inches in girth. Messrs. 

 Underwood and \'iles have 400 acres 

 prejKired, and have purchased 300,000 

 trees Catalpa speciosa, which they will 

 |)lant this spring. 



In Iowa there has been considerable 

 progress in Catalpa planting. 



In .Nebraska there are quite large plan- 

 tations at Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska 

 L'ity, Brownsville, Crete and elsewhere, 

 in which the diameter increase, one inch 

 per annum, is maintained. 



In Colora<lo and I'tah, under irriga- 

 tion, the Catalpa is remarkably successful 

 where the elevation does not exceed 6,000 

 feet. As a general rulv. in the Rocky 

 .Mountain region the broad leaf cotton- 

 wood disappears at alxiut 6,000 feet, and 

 the narrow leaf cottonwcMxl takes its 

 l)lace, and where the cottonwood moni- 

 lifera will grow Catalpa speciosa suc- 

 ceeds, re(|uiring considerably less water 

 than the cotton wtkkI. 



At Denver there are a large number 

 of excellent Cataljias. In Colorado 

 Springs are several very good trees. In 

 the parks at Pueblo and at C. F. & T. Co.'s 

 Hospital are (|uite large specimens. 



There is no place where the prospect 

 is better for grrtwing Catalpa than Grand 



