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branching tendrils. Flowers numerous, short-peduncled. Corolla 
2 in. long, reddish-brown without, yellow within. Capsule 6 in. 
long, flat, the valves with a prominent central nerve. Seeds broadly 
winged on the sides, short-winged on the ends. Common in woods S.* 
Il. TECOMA, Juss. 
Woody vines, climbing by aerial rootlets. Leaves com- 
pound, odd-pinnate. Flowers large, in terminal clusters. 
Calyx bell-shaped, unequally 5-toothed. Corolla funnel-form, 
enlarged above the calyx, 5-lobed, slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 
4, 2 long and 2 short. Capsule slender, spindle-shaped, 
slightly compressed contrary to the partition, 2-valved, dehis- 
cent. Seeds winged.* 
1. T. radicans, Juss. TrumMpPEeT FLOWER, TRUMPET CREEPER. 
Stems climbing high by numerous rootlets, bark shreddy. Leaves 
deciduous, petioled; leaflets 9-11, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, serrate, 
short-stalked, smooth or slightly downy. Flowers in short, terminal 
racemes or corymbs. Calyx tubular, 2 in. long. Corolla 2-3 in. long, 
scarlet without, yellow within, the lobes spreading. Capsule 5-6 
in. long, curved, often persistent through the winter. Seeds broadly 
winged. On borders of fields and in woods S.; often cultivated.* 
Ill. CATALPA, Scop., Walt. 
Small trees. Leaves large, opposite, simple, petioled, decid- 
uous. Flowers large and showy, in terminal panicles. Calyx 
irregularly 2-lipped. Corolla tubular-bell-shaped, oblique, 
5-lobed, 2-lipped. Fertile stamens 2, sterile stamens 3, short. 
Fruit a linear, 2-valved, many-seeded capsule. Seeds winged.* 
1. C. bignonioides, Walt. CatTarpa. A small tree with thin, 
rough, gray bark and light, soft, but exceedingly durable wood. 
Leaves long-petioled, heart-shaped, entire or palmately 3-lobed, taper- 
pointed at the apex, palmately veined, downy. Branches of the 
panicle in threes; flowers large, 1-14 in. long, white, variegated 
with yellow and purple. Corolla lobes undulate or crisped. Capsule 
very slender, 1 ft. or more in length, pendulous. Seeds with long, 
fringed wings. On margins of rivers and swamps §%., often 
cultivated.* 
2. C. speciosa, Warder. Caraxrpa. A tall tree with very durable 
wood. Leaves large, heart-shaped, taper-pointed. Corolla about 
2 in. long, almost white, but slightly spotted ; tube inversely conical ; 
