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branching tendrils. Flowers numerous, short-peduncled. Corolla 

 2 in. long, reddish-brown without, yellow within. Capsule 6 in. 

 long, flat, the valves with a prominent central nerve. Seeds broadly 

 winged on the sides, short-winged on the ends. Common in woods S.* 



H. TECOMA, Juss. 



Woody vines, climbing by aerial rootlets. Leaves com- 

 pound, odd-pinnate. Flowers large, in terminal clusters. 

 Calyx bell-shaped, unequally 5-toothed. Corolla funnel-form, 

 enlarged above the calyx, 5-lobed, slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 

 4, 2 long and 2 short. Capsule slender, spindle-shaped, 

 slightly compressed contrary to the partition, 2-valved, dehis- 

 cent. Seeds winged.* 



1. T. radicans, Juss. TRUMPET FLOWER, TRUMPET CREEPER. 

 Stems climbing high by numerous rootlets, bark shreddy. Leaves 

 deciduous, petioled; leaflets 9-11, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, serrate, 

 short-stalked, smooth or slightly downy. Flowers in short, terminal 

 racemes or corymbs. Calyx tubular, f in. long. Corolla 2-3 in. long, 

 scarlet without, yellow within, the lobes spreading. Capsule 5-6 

 in. long, curved, often persistent through the winter. Seeds broadly 

 winged. On borders of fields and in woods S. ; often cultivated.* 



III. CATALPA, Scop., Walt. 



Small trees. Leaves large, opposite, simple, petioled, decid- 

 uous. Flowers large and showy, in terminal panicles. Calyx 

 irregularly 2-lipped. Corolla tubular-bell-shaped, oblique, 

 5-lobed, 2-lipped. Fertile stamens 2, sterile stamens 3, short. 

 Fruit a linear, 2-valved, many-seeded capsule. Seeds winged.* 



1. C. bignonioides, Walt. CATALPA. A small tree with thin, 

 rough, gray bark and light, soft, but exceedingly durable wood. 

 Leaves long-petioled, heart-shaped, entire or palmately 3-lobed, taper- 

 pointed at the apex, palmately veined, downy. Branches of the 

 panicle in threes ; flowers large, 1-1 in. long, white, variegated 

 with yellow and purple. Corolla lobes undulate or crisped. Capsule 

 very slender, 1 ft. or more in length, pendulous. Seeds with long, 

 fringed wings. On margins of rivers and swamps S., often 

 cultivated.* 



2. C.' speciosa, Warder. CATALPA. A tall tree with very durable 

 wood. Leaves large, heart-shaped, taper-pointed. Corolla about 

 2 in. long, almost white, but slightly spotted ; tube inversely conical ; 



