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pod haunts one's naemory, and it was vividly recalled 

 to mine, bringing with it a long chain of old associ- 

 ations, by a recent visit to an Italian cathedral in 

 which incense had been burned. The pod is ten 

 inches long, of a dull, light-brown color; its seeds 

 are winged and fringed (see the drawing at A). The 

 tree is a rapid grower. 



Western Catalpa. The Western catalpa is a much larger 

 Vataipa sj>eciosa. spccies ; it frequently attains a height 

 of from 40 to 70 feet. Its leaf is similar to that of 

 the other catalpa, but the two-inch-long nearly white 

 flowers are pale-spotted, and the pod is coarse and 

 thick. This tree is found growing wild in rich wood- 

 lands in southern Indiana and immediately south and 

 west. Gray says the catalpa is sometimes called 

 Cigar Tree, from the alleged use of the ripe pods 

 as cigars. The wood is grayish-white and suscep- 

 tible of a high polish, but it is not in common use 

 by cabinetmakers. 



