THE CATALPAS 

 GENUS CATALPA, SCOP. 



TREES with soft, coarse-grained, durable wood. Leaves 

 large, simple, heart-shaped, opposite or whorled. Flowers 

 large, white, showy, perfect, in panicles. Fruit long, cylin- 

 drical pods full of compressed, winged, and tufted seeds. 



