394 LXXXIX. PEDALIACEZ. ~ Marrynza. 
1. T. rapicans. Juss. (Bignonia radicans. Linn.) Trwmpet Flower. 
Climbing by radicating tendrils; /vs. unequally pinnate; //ts. 4—5 pairs. 
ovate, acuminate, dentate-serrate, puberulent beneath along the veins; corymbs 
terminal; cor. tube thvice longer than the calyx; sta. included.—A’ splendid 
climber in woods and thickets, along rivers. Penn. to Flor. W.to Ill.! Stem 
20—80f! in length, ascending trees. Leaves 10—15’ long, leaflets 2—3’ by 
1—2’. Flowers 23’ long, of a bright scarlet red. Fruit about 3’ long, curved. — 
One variety has yellow-scarlet flowers, another bright scarlet. Jn.— Aug. + 
2. T. cranpirLora. Delaun. (Bignonia Chinensis.) Chinese Trumpet-flow- 
er.—Climbing, glabrous; lvs. hehe pinnate, /fts. 45 pairs, bow aad ey 
nate, dentate-serrate ; panicle terminal; pedicels nodding, biglandular; cor. 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. 
2,.CATALPA. 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 ternate-verticillate, simple, pe- 
tiolate.. Panilces terminal. 
C. BIGNoNnIéipes. Walt. 1788. (C. cordifolia. Jawm.) Catalpa. 
Lvs. membranaceous, ovate-cordate, pubescent beneath, acuminate, sub- 
entire ; branches of the panicie di-trichotomous; cal. lips mucronate,—A fine 
wide-spreading tree, native in the Southern States, but cultivated in many 
places 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. 
Orpver LXXXIX. PEDALIACEH A).—Pepatiaps. 
Herbs mostly strong-scented and glandular-hirsute. Stipules 0. 
Ls. opposite or alternate, undivided, angular or lobed. Fis. axillary, solitary, large. 
Cail. 5-cleft, nearly equal. } . 
Cor. hypozynous, irregular, tube ventricose, limb 3—5-lobed, mostly bilabiate. 
Sta. 4 (with une rudiment ofa 5th), didynamous. __ 
Ova. 1—2-celled, of 2 carpels.. Style 1. Stigma divided. 
Fy. drupaceous or capsular, often 2—4-horned. , sometimes with 4—8 spurious cells formed by the divergent 
lobes of the placenta cohering with the walls of the pericarp. 
Sds. few, large, wingless. 
Genera 12, species 27, natives of tropical America, &c. Some of them have been introduced into the 
United States. 
Genera. 
Corolla 5-lobed. Leaves suborbicular. z 
Corolla 3-lobed. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. é 
1. MARTYNIA. 
In honor of John Martyn, botanical author and professor, Cambridge, Eng. 1760. 
Calyx 5-cleft, 2—3-bracteolate 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-valved, each 
valve terminating in a long, hooked beak.—® chiefly southern, branch- 
ing, viscid-pilose. Lvs. opposite, petiolate, subcordate, roundish. 
M. prososcipea. Glox. (M. alternifolia. Lam.) Unicorn Plant. 
Branches mostly decumbent; Jvs. cordate, entire, suborbicular, villous, u 
per ones alternate ; het on long, axillary peduncles ; deaks 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. Aug. Sept. 
Other ornamental species are M. diandra, flowers pink, spotted with purple ; 
and M. lutea, flowers deep yellow. 
so he - Martynia. 
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