CHAP. LXXIx. BIGNONIA CE. CATALPA. 1261 
App. I. Half-hardy ligneous Plants belonging to the Order 
Bignoniaceze. 
Bignonia crucigera Plum. Icon., t. 58., has the leaflets large; the flowers yellow, and whitish 
beneath ; and the follicles, or pods, 1 ft. long. A transverse section of the stem represents a 
cross; and hence the trivial name. Itisa 
climbing shrub, a native of Virginia, Mexico, 
&c. ; and was introduced in 1759. Perhaps it 
might be grafted or inarched on B. capreo- 
lata; and, if so, it might then be tried against 
a conservative wall. 
Tecoma australis R.Br.; BigndniaPanddre 
Vent., Bot. Mag., t. 865. ; and our fig. 1093. ; 
has the flowers a pale red, with a dark purple 
bearded throat. It is a climbing shrub, a 
native of New Holland, within the tropics, 
and of New South Wales. It was introduced 
in 1793; and, in green-houses, its flowers 
have a very fine appearance. It is tolerably 
hardy, and would succeed against a conser- 
vative wall in favourable situations. 
T. capénsis Lindl ; Bigndnia capénsis 
Thunb. Bot. Reg., t. 1117.; and our fig. 1094. ; 
is a Cape shrub, with orange scarlet flowers, 1094 
1093 3 in. long. It is tolerably hardy; and, by 
grafting on T. radicans, might, in all probability, live against a conservative wall. In the warmest 
parts of Devonshire, we are informed, it stands out without any protection at all. 
Genus III. 
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CATA’LPA Juss. Tae Cataupa. Lin. Syst. Didndria Monogynia. 
Identification. Juss. Gen., 158., ed. Usteri, p. 155.; Spreng. Gen., 1. p. 25. ; Sims Bot. Mag., t. 1094. ; 
Schkuhr Handb., t. 175. ; Lindl. Nat. Syst. Bot., 2d edit., p. 282.; Don’s Mill, 4 p. 230. 
S mes. Bignonia sp. of Lin. and others; Bignone Catalpa, Fr. ; gemeine Trompetenblume, Ger. 
erivation. The Indian name of a species of Bigndnta. 
Gen. Char., §c. Calyx 2-parted. Corolla campanulate, with a ventricose 
tube, and an unequal 4-lobed limb. Stamens 5, 2 of which are fertile, and 
3 of them sterile. Stigma bilamellate. Capsule silique-formed, long, cylin- 
drical, 2-valved. Dissepiment opposite the valves. Seeds membranously 
margined, and pappose at the base and apex. (Don’s Mill., iv. p. 230. — 
Trees, with simple leaves, opposite, or disposed 3 in a whorl. Flowers 
terminal, panicled. 
€ 1. C. syrinczro'ua Sims. The Lilac-like-leaved Catalpa. 
Identification. Sims Bot. Mag., t. 1094.; Schkuhr Handb., t. 175. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 230. ; Lodd. 
Cat., ed. 1836. 
Synon s. Bigndnia Catdlpa Lin. Sp., 868., Willd. Sp., 3. p. 289. ; Wangenh. Amer., p. 58. t. 20. .$ 
Catéipa bignonidides Walt. El. Car, p.64.; C. cordifblia Nut. Gen Amer. 1.7 10. Du Howe 
Arb., 1. p. 104. t. 41., Catesb. Car., 1. p. 49. t. 21., Lin. Hort. Cliff, 317.; Bois Shavanon, Catalpa 
de l’ Amérique, Fr. ; Trompeten-baum, Ger. ; Catalpa-boom, Dutch. 
Derivation. The French of Upper Louisiana call this tree Bois Shavanon, from its being found in 
abundance on the banks of the river Shavanon, now called the Cum 
t berland. Catalpa is su ed 
ps pee oie of Catawba, an Indian tribe that formerly occupied a great part off Gacrsin ale 
the Carolinas. 
Engravings. Schmidt Baum.,1.t. 14. ; Bot. Mag., t.1094.; Schkuhr Handb., t. 175. 3 and the plates 
in our last Volume. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves cordate, flat, 3 in a whorl, large and deciduous. 
Branches strong. Panicles large, branchy, terminal. Corollas white, 
speckled with purple and yellow. (Don’s Mill., iv. p. 230.) A deciduous 
tree, a native of North America. Introduced in 1726, and flowering in July 
and August. The seed-pods are remarkably long, narrow, and horny. 
The leaves come out very late, and the flowers appear in August. The 
tree thrives best near the banks of rivers; but, in some situations, it is very 
liable to die off by large limbs at a time. The branches dye wool a kind 
of cinnamon colour. This beautiful tree is a native of North America, 
where it is found on the banks of rivers in the upper part of the Carolinas, 
Georgia, and the Floridas; though, as Michaux observes, it is remarkable 
that it does not exist in the lower part of these provinces. “In these 
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