PAULOWNIA. PRINCESS-TREE. 



Paulownia tomentosa (Tliimb.) Bailey. 



Fig. 489. Branchlet with mature leaves and fruit, and (to the right) empty capsules, i; fruit 

 in longitudinal section to show placentae and seeds, 2 ; do, in cross-section, 3 ; an open capsule 

 liberating its many small seeds, 4 ; cluster of flower-buds for the next season's flowers, 5 ; 

 branchlet in winter cut to show segmented pith, 6. 



490. Trunk with empty capsules at base. 



4QI. Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



