9 8 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF WOOD. 



( Catalpa catalpa (Linn.) Karst. 

 Catalpa. \Catalpabignonioides Wall. 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth. ) 



Catalpa (local and common Indian Bean (Mass., R. I., N. Y., 



name). N. J., Pa., N. C, 111.). 



Indian Cigar Tree (Pa.). Catawba, Catawba Tree (Del., 



Smoking Bean (R. I.). W. Va., Ala., Fla., Kans.). 



Cigar Tree (R. I. , N. J. , Pa. , Bean Tree (N. J. , Del. , Pa., Va., 



W. Va., Mo., 111., Wis., La., Neb.). 



la.). 



Locality. 



Naturalized in many localities east of Rocky Mountains. 



Features of Tree. 



Thirty to fifty feet in height, one to two or more feet in 

 diameter. Trunks not well formed. A low, wide tree, large 

 heart-shaped leaves, characteristic flower. Long slender pod 

 or bean. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Thick heartwood is light pink brown; thin sapwood is nearly 

 white. Coarse-grained, compact. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Light, soft, not strong, durable in contact with soil. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 

 Fence-posts, railway ties, etc. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



27. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



960,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



8300. 

 Remarks. 



Grows rapidly. Pods remain on tree after leaves fall. Some- 

 times used as cigars by children. Wood is less desirable than 

 C. speciosa. 



