JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
VoL. XXIII January, 1922 No. 265 
PAULOWNIA IN WINTER 
WITH PLATES 267 AND 268 
Paulownia tomentosa or P. imperialis, under each of which 
in s , by re the panicles of purple, fragrant, trumpet- 
shaped flowers that are in full bl bef he appearance of 
th es, and i mer, when the broad, velvety leaves have 
branches, so th oughout the entire period of seasonal 
growth some one striking feature is always apparent. Durin: 
nter, also, rs, leaves, an f the seed-pods 
have disappeared, it is still conspicuous among all ot e- 
iduous trees in th gion because of its erect, branching, 
terminal Lagan of velvety-brown flowers buds, often a foot 
or more in length, that can hardly fail to attract the attention 
of even a re observer. 
These eae sada: ee are actually formed late 
in the preceding summer, are particularly interesting because 
they are not paarenee) into eae closely compacted, winter 
buds, such e are familiar with in connection with nearly all 
(Plate 268, fig. 2), which expand in the following spring and 
1 The leaves, moe particularly those borne ean aes —_ young vig- 
orous shoots, 
and are strikingly suggestive of tropical foliage. A beautiful example of a 
building, was described and figured in the Journal for January 1907. 
