394 LXXXIX. PEDALIACE^. Martynia, 



1. T. RADicANs. Juss. (Bignoiiia radicans. Linn.) TVumpet Flower. 



Climbing by radicating tendrils; lis. unequally pinnate; Ifts. 4 — 5 pairs_ 

 ovate, acuminate, dentate-serrate, puberulent beneath along the veins; cvri/mhs 

 terminal; car. lute thrice longer than the calyx; .-■•/«. included. — A splendid 

 climber in woods and thickets, along rivers. Penn. to Flor. W. to HI. ! Stem 

 20 — 80f! in length, ascending trees. Leaves 10 — 1.5' long, leaflets 2 — 3' by 

 1 — 2'. Flowers 2i' long, of a bright scarlet red. Fruit about 3' long, curved. — 

 One variety has yellow-scarlet flowers, another bright scarlet. Jn. — Aug. f 



2. T. GRANDiFLORA. Dclaun. (Bignonia Chinensis.) Chinese Trumpet-flow- 

 er. — Climbing, glabrous; Ivs. unequally pinnate, Ifls. 3 — 5 pairs, ovate-acumi- 

 nate, dentate-serrate; panicle terminal; pedicels nodding, biglandular; car. tube 

 scarcely longer than the 5-cleft calyx. — Native of China and Japan. Flowers 

 of a rich scarlet, shorter and broader than in T. radicans. f 

 2. CAT ALP A. Scop. 

 Calyx 2-parted ; corolla campanulate, 4 — 5-cleft, the tube inflated ; 

 stamens 2 fertile, 2 or 3 sterile ; stigma 2-lipped ; capsule 2-celled, 

 long, cylindric. — Trees. Lvs. opposite or ternale-verticillate, simple, pe- 

 tiolate. Panilccs terminal. 



C. BiGNONioiDES. Walt. 1788. (C. cordifolia. Jaum.) Catalpa. 



Lrs. membranaceous, ovate-cordate, pubescent beneath, acuminate, sub- 

 entire ; branches of the panicle di-trichotomous; cat. lips mucronate. — A iine, 

 ■wide-spreading tree, native in the Southern States, but cultivated in many 

 placer; at the North, for ornament and shade. In favorable circumstances, it 

 attains the height of 50f, with a diameter of nearly 2f. It exhibits a wide- 

 spreading top, with comparatively few branches. Its leaves are beautifully 

 heart-shaped, and smooth, resembling those of the lilac, but much larger. In 

 color the bark is a light, shining gray. In May it puts forth blossoms in great 

 profusion. Their form is campanulate, color white, with yellow and violet 

 spots. Capsule cylindric, pendent, a foot in length; seed winged. 



Order LXXXIX. PEDALIACE^.— Pedaliads. 



Heris mostly strong-scented and slandular-hirsute. Stipules 0. 



J.vs. opposite or alrernate, undivided, anguiiir or lobeu. Fls. axillary, solitarj', large. 



Caf. Scleft, nearly equal. . ,,.,,. 



Cor. hypogynous, irregular, tube ventncose, limb 3— 5-lobed, mostly bilabiate. 



Sta. 4 (with me rudiment ofa 5»;i), didynamous. 



Ova. 1— 2-celled, ofa carpels. Snjle 1. Stisnna divided. 



Fr. drupaceous or capsular, often 2— 4-horned, sometimes with -1—8 spurious cells formed by thedivergenl 



lobes of the placenta coheri.ng with the walis of the pericarp. 

 Sds. few, large, wingless. 



Genera 12, species 27, natives of tropicd America, &c. Some of them have been introduced into the 

 United States. „ 



Genera. 



Corolla 5-lobed. Leaves suborbicular , . . MarVjnra. I 



Corolla 3-lobed. Leaves ovate-lanceolate , . . . Sesatnum. 2 



1. MARTYNIA. 



In honor of John Martyn, botanical author and professor, Cambridge, Eng. 1760. 



Calyx 5-cleft, 2 — 3-braeteolate at base ; cor. campanulate, tube 

 gibbous at base, limb 5-lobed, unequal ; sta. 5, one rudimentary and 

 sterile, 4 didynamous ; caps, coriaceous, ligneous, 4-celled, 2-vaIved, each 

 valve terminating in a long, hooked beak. — ® chiefly southern, branch- 

 ing, viscid-pilose. Lvs. opposite, pctiolate, subcordate, roundish. 



M. PROBOsciDEA. Glox. (M. alterniiblia. Lam.) Unicorn Plant. 



Branches mostly decumbent ; lvs. cordate, entire, suborbicular, villous, up- 

 per ones alternate ; fls. on long, axillary peduncles ; beaks much longer than the 

 capsule. — Native along rivers, Penn. to La. Stem 1 — 2flong. Leaves paler 

 beneath. Corolla pale, dull yellow, very large, the limb nearly as broad as the 

 leaves, spotted with brownish-purple. Sta. bright yellow, exserted. Aitg. Sept. 

 Other ornamental species are M. diandra, flowers pink, spotted with purple ; 

 and M. lutea, flov%'ers deep yellow. 



