136 THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
and varieties in cultivation, all of which are much admired, 
and none more so than the Cercis Japonica and our native 
one. 
Crercis CanapEnsis (ted Bud, Judas Tree).—Leaves 
heart-shaped, deep green, shining; flowers reddish purple, 
small, pea-shaped ; seeds small, in pols, ripe early in sum- 
mer, will retain their vitality for years, but grow more 
readily if sown soon after they are gathered ; tree an irreg- 
ular straggling grower. Common in the Western States; 
abundant in Southern Illinois. 
CELTIs occIDENTALIS. (Nettle Tree, Hackberry.) 
Leaves ovate, taper-pointed, sharply serrate; a small 
tree, of no particular value or beauty; fruit dark purple, 
sweet, ripe in autumn. 3 
CaTaLPA BIGNONIOIDES. (Catalpa, Catawba Tree, Cigar 
Tree, etc.) 
Leaves large, heart-shaped, downy beneath ; flowers 
bell-shaped, white, with purple spots in the throat, pro- 
duced in long racemes, showy and handsome; seeds in— 
long pods—which hang upon the tree all winter—and may ‘ 
be gathered and sown in the fall or spring; tree an upright, 
coarse, and rapid grower; wood brittle. Native of the 
Southwest, but common in culture at the North. 
CuronanTuus Vireinica. ( White Fringe Tree.) 
Leaves oval, or obovate lanceolate; flowers in slender 
open panicles, very small but numerous, pure white; fruit 
about one half inch long, purple, ripe in autumn, 
