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STUDIES OF TREES 



S o i 1 a n d location : 

 It grows naturally on 

 low bottom-lands but 

 9 will also do well in poor, 

 A dry soils. 



Enemies: Practically 

 free from disease and 

 insects. 



M Value for planting: 



The catalpa grows very 

 rapidly and is cultivated 

 in parks for ornament 

 and in groves for com- 

 mercial purposes. The 

 hardy catalpa is pref- 

 erable to the common 

 catalpa for planting. 



Commercial value : 

 The wood is extremely 

 durable in contact with 

 the soil and is conse- 

 quently used for posts 

 and railroad ties. 



Other characters : 

 The flowers, which 

 appear in late June and 

 early July, are large, 

 white and very showy. 



Other common 

 names: Indian bean; western catalpa. 



Comparisons : The white flowering dogwood (Cornus flor- 

 ida) is a small tree which also has its leaves in whorls of three 

 or sometimes opposite. It can be readily told from other 



FIG. 85. Bark of the Flowering 

 Dogwood. 



