The Woody Plants of Kentucky. 59 



Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra). — Swamps. 

 Kentucky (DeFriese). 



Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginica). — An attractive shrub, 

 with sweet-scented blossoms. Local and not common, taking the 

 State as a whole. 



Adair, Bath, Cumberland, Estill, Madison, Marion, Menifee, 

 Morgan, Powell, Pulaski, Eowan, Rockcastle. Green River, July, 

 1895. 



Bignonia Family (Bignoniaceae). 



Trumpet Creeper (Tecoma radicans). — An ornamental vine 

 with fine trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers and graceful foliage. 

 Sometimes complained of as a weed, but easily exterminated. 



Adair, Ballard, Barren, Bell, Bourbon, Carroll, Cumberland, 

 Daviess, Edmonson, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greenup. 

 Hancock, Hickman, Jessamine, Knott, Letcher, Livingston, Logan. 

 Mason, McCracken, Menifee, Morgan, Mulhenberg, Ohio, Owen, 

 Perry, Rockcastle, Scott, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Warren, Wood- 

 ford. 



Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa). — A well known tree growing on 

 bottom land. Of importance both because of its beauty for the 

 lawn and for the durability of its wood. To be distinguished from 

 the related southern C. bignonioides by its upright growth and deep- 

 ly longitudinally grooved bark. 



Boone, Muhlenberg, Trigg. 



Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides). — Common in cultivation. 

 Gallatin (J. F. Donaldson). 



Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata). — A common ornamental 

 vine. 



Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Clinton, Crittenden, Edmor. 

 son, Fayette, Fulton, Gallatin, Hart, Hickman, Jessamine, Knott, 

 Knox, Letcher, Lyon, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rock- 

 castle, Russell, Spencer, Trigg, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe. 



