304 IlICNDMACK-l-:. (niCXOMA KAMII.V.) 



2. TECOMA, .Iii>s. Titi Mi'KT-i i.owKu. 



Calvx Ix-ll-sliaiKMl, 5-t«ji)tlu'il. Cuiollii fiinm-l-sliapud, 5-lol)e«l. Fertile sta- 

 mens 4, ilidviiainoiis. \'alvc'8 of the eaipsnk- eoiivux, contrary to the j)arti- 

 tion. Sei'tls winged. — Siiruhs or woody vines. I.,eave8 oj)i)o.'<ite, conijKjiind, 

 decidiiiius. 



1. T. radicans, .luss. — Stem diird)!!!!^ by rootlets ; leaves pinnate, more 

 or less jKiheseent ; leaflets 9 - II , ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 

 serrate; racemes terminal, fcw-How.ered. — Woods and margins of fields. 

 May-June. — Corolla 2'-.'i' long, scarlet without, yellow within. Cajisule 

 4'-')' long. 



2. T. stans, .Tuss Stem erect; leaves smooth, jiinnate, long-petioled ; 

 lealiits 7, lanceolate, acute, finely serrate; racemes many-flowered; calyx 

 tuhular; stamens 5, the fifth hearing an abortive anther. — South Florida. 

 March - May. — Stem 3° - 4° high. Corolla 1 Y l"Ug> yellow. 



3. CATALPA, Scop. 



Calyx 'i-lipped. Corolla bell-.*haped, somewhat 2-lipped, ."i-lobed. FertQe 

 stamens 2. Valves of the cylindrical capsule contrary to the partition. Seeds 

 flat, with fimbriate wings. — Small trees. Leaves simple, opposite. Flowers 

 in terminal panicles. 



1- C. bignonioides, Walt. Leaves large, cordate, entire or angularly 



lobed, acuminate, long-petioled, pubescent ; panicle trichotomous, many-flow- 

 ered; calyx purple; corolla white, variegated with yellow and purple within, 

 the lobes undulate; capsule slender, elongated, pendulous. — River banks, 

 Georgia, Florida, and westward. May. — Corolla 1' long. Capsules 1° 

 long. 



2. C. speciosa, Warder. Leaves cordate or truncate, downy beneath, 

 inodorous; panicle large and loo.se; lower lip of the corolla notched, shorter 

 than the upper, the broadly obconic tube striped within with brown and yel- 

 low; capsule terete, furrowed; seeds acute. — Eiver banks, Tennessee, and 

 westward. May. — Taller than the preceding, with thicker and rougher 

 bark, larger flowers, and thicker capsules. 



4. MARTYNIA, L. Umcorx Plant. 



Calyx .5-cleft, 2-3-bracted. Corolla irregular, tubular-hell-shaped, un- 

 equally .-i-lobed. Fertile stamens 2 or 4. Capsule woodv, falselv 4-celled, 

 ending in two long recurved horns, and opening between them. Seeds wing- 

 less.— Viscid branching annuals. Leaves petioled, entire, roundi.sh, the 

 upper ones alternate. Flowers racemed. 



1. M. proboscidea, Glox. — Stems thick, at length prostrate; leaves 

 round-cordate; corolla (1^' long) whitish, spotted with vellow and purple; 

 capsule crested on one side, shorter than the beaks. — Waste places. Intro- 

 duced. July - August. 



