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ARBORICULTURE 



Junction, where numerous trees prove 

 their success. 



As good results have been attained at 

 Provo, Utah, as in any portion of the 

 United States. Here are many tall, sym- 

 metrical trees, some of which arc illus- 

 trateil. 



The Rio Grand Western planted 65,- 

 000 trees at Provo in the spring of 1900. 

 L'n fortunately a large portion were big- 

 nonuides. The ditifercnce in vigor is 

 seen where, under the same treat- 

 ment, bignonoides are from 4 to 5 feet 

 h.igh and spcciosa 12 to 16 feet and 8 

 inches girth. The good trees will be 

 planted at various points on the D. & 

 R. G. system. 



In California I found a number of ex- 

 cellent Catalpa spcciosa, but a very large 

 number of scrub treees scattered over 

 the state have created an erroneous opin- 

 ion of the Catalpa. 



At the asylum at Stockton is a long 

 rt)\v of bignonoides, which have been 

 supposed to be speciosa. 



In the parks at Los Angeles the same 

 thing occurs — not one speciosa. 



In the lower valleys of New Mexico 

 there are a number of good trees. It will 

 be a profitable undertaking for any who 

 will thus supply mining timbers to this 

 region, where they are very scarce. 



In the South, where bignonoides is in- 

 digenous, speciosa makes a splendid 

 showing. The long growing seasons. 

 abundance of moisture and rich soil 

 cause it to make rapid growth, not infre- 

 quently two inches diameter increase 

 per annum. 



There are many trees in Florida, 

 Louisiana and Texas. 



CATALP.\ TREES IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



The superintendent of Elm Park. 

 Worcester, twenty years ago purchased 

 1.000 trees, all supposed to be speciosa. 

 These were in part planted in the park 

 and quite a number remain. So far as I 

 can learn, all the Catalpa trees about 

 Worcester are from this same lot. 



Of those in Elm Park I measured 

 three which were 51, 58 and 68 inches 

 in girth, respectively, a number of others 

 appearing to be the same relative size. 

 They are speciosa. 



Some at Mr. O. B. Hadwin's home are 



btgnonoides, or hybrids of inferior char- 

 acter ; besides, the\- have been greatly 

 neglected. 



AT rROVINCETOWN. 



I find several all doing well. There 

 is one kemj)feri in Provincetown. Cap- 

 tain Caleb Rich has a very fine specimen 

 of Catalpa speciosa, eight years old, 

 which is 25- inches girth. It is on the 

 sandy lands of whicli Cape Cod is com- 

 posed. 



Captain Joseph Hatch has a small tree. 

 Airs. H. N. Rand has one eight years old, 

 20 inches girth. These are on a high 

 hill exposed to the severe ocean blasts. 

 Contrary to the general impression the 

 large leaves are not injured by the con- 

 stant winds of the storm-beaten coast. 



On the public grounds of Boston are 

 several Catalpa trees — kempferi, big- 

 nonoides and some hybrids. There are 

 throughout the city several good trees 

 uf Catalpa^ spcciosa. 



On the estate of the late Mr. H. H. 

 Hunnewell at Wcllesley is a fine row a>f 

 Catalpa trees, which have made their 

 customary rapid growth. One large big- 

 nonides is fifty years old ; all seem to be 

 hardy enough. 



At the old witch house. Salem, is a 

 large, crooked bignonoides, while across 

 the way is a true speciosa of younger 

 growth, planted on the street. It is an 

 upright, handsome tree. 



AT SPRINGFIELD. 



In the front yard of a correspondent 

 are three trees growing from a stump of 

 original Catalpa planted thirty-five years 

 ago, one being a foot in diameter. They 

 are bowing and crooked, branching six 

 feet from the ground; not much trunk 

 to them. Seed was sent to me, which 

 shows it to be bignonoides. I advised 

 cutting the whole tree down and preserv- 

 ini-- one shoot from the stump. 



While the tree is worthless for beauty 

 or econoinic use, yet the fact that it has 

 stood thirty-five years shows that even 

 the more tender southern Catalpa is 

 hardy in Massachusetts. 



The Southern Pacific system in Texas 

 has planted 10,000 Catalpa trees in vari- 

 ous portions of that state to test the mat- 

 ter under varied conditions which exist 

 in so vast a state as Texas. 



