the best of trees if any of the other species are growing in the 

 immediate vicinity. Bees and other insects are the means of 

 cross-pollinating the catalpa. The range within which bees and 

 insects work probably does not exceed two miles. If there are 

 no inferior specimens of catalpa growing within two miles of the 



trees from which the seed is to be gathered, the seed may be con- 

 sidered perfectly true to type. 



The seed-pods ripen in October. They may be gathered as soon 

 as they are ripe or allowed to hang on the trees until January or 

 February. When the seed-pods are gathered, they should be 

 sacked, and stored in a dry room. Within a few weeks the pods 

 will split open upon the slightest disturbance and discharge the 

 seed. The seeds keep for several months without loss of vitality 

 when stored in a cool, dry place. Trees having a full crown and 



