STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



ter, and aromatic, and acts on the system as a 

 tonic. According to Bigelow's " Medical Bot- 

 any " it has been used in the treatment of 

 chronic rheumatism and in intermittent fever. 



The generic name comes from two Greek 

 words meaning tulip tree, and alludes to the 

 tulip-like flowers ; the specific name also refers 

 to the flowers, and means tulip bearing. 



The tulip tree is found growing wild in 

 Rhode Island and Vermont, south to Florida, 

 and westward. It is planted commonly through- 

 out New England. This tree was found growing 

 in Western China in 1875, and in 1889 speci- 

 mens were sent to England and it was found to 

 be identical with the American species. 



The family Bignoniacece (named for the Abbe 

 Bignon) is an order of woody plants found 

 abundantly in South America. It has a single 

 representative genus cultivated in the North- 

 ern States and found wild in the South, the 

 catalpa. There are two species, the common 

 catalpa and the hardy catalpa, the latter being 

 the most desirable for planting. 



Hardy Catalpa; A tal1 tree ^ 6o * 8o f eet hi k * 



Indian Bean with a thick, slightly furrowed 



catalpa spedosa 6ark Smooth, gray, coarse, 



stiff twigs. Oval leaf-scars arranged in whorls 



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