CATALPA; INDIAN BEAN (Catalpa Catalpa, Karst). Low 

 spreading tree, 25 to 50 feet high, with broad, irregular head 

 of coarse twigs. Bark light brown, reddish, smooth. Wood 

 coarse-grained, soft, light brown, durable in contact with the 

 ground. Buds all lateral, above circular leaf scar, minute, 

 globular; inner scales grow to 2 inches long. Leaves bright 

 green, opposite or in 3's 6 to 8 inches long, half as wide, 

 ovate, entire, or sometimes lobed and wavy margined, pu- 

 bescent beneath; of unpleasant odor; petioles stout, long, 

 terete. Flowers, June or July, perfect, large, white, irregular, 

 the frilled corolla marked with two yellow stripes and numer- 

 ous purplish dots; pedicels downy; panicles loose, 6 to 10 

 inches long. Fruit a green, cylindrical pod, 6 to 20 inches 

 long, 2-valved, filled with flat, tufted seeds. Preferred hab- 

 itat, rich soil of river banks or shady woods. Dist.: Georgia 

 and Florida to Mississippi, but naturalized in many other 

 states. Uses: A hardy ornamental tree. 



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