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flowers in terminal elusters. Fruit a long round pod which 
splits into halves; seeds many with a tuft of hair at each end. 
Leaves short pointed, flowers bright spotted, wings 
OF SeGdS MATLO Wied Sree et aoe se, a ese ele ete 1. C. Catalpa. 
Leaves long pointed, flowers nearly pure white, 
WINS NOL; SECUS MUOME Se Ware cc caress ence atie ete che enema 2. C. speciosa. 
1. Catalpa catalpa (L.) Karsten. Catalpa. Indian Bean. 
A short trunked, round topped tree sometimes 50°-60° high 
and 3°-4° in diameter with grayish-brown sealy bark. Leaves 
opposite, broadly ovate, heart-shaped at base, entire or with 
one or two lateral lobes, hght green and smooth above, pale 
and hairy beneath, foetid when crushed, 5’-6’ long, 
4’-5’ wide on rounded stalks 5’-6’ long. Flowers showy in’ 
dense many flowered clusters, corolla white, much spotted 
with vellow and purple. Pod thin, 6’-20’ long, splitting into 
two flattened halves. Seeds about 1’ long with pointed wings. 
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and extensively nat- 
uralized west and north. It is common in many parts of 
Texas. 
2. Gatalpa speciosa Worder. Hardy Catalpa. A straight 
trunked tree which may reach a height of 120° and diameter 
of 444°, but is usually smaller. Bark of old trees deeply fis- 
sured. Leaves opposite, entire or one to three lobed, broadly 
or obtong ovate, 4’-12’ long, long pointed, dark green and 
smooth above, lighter and hairy beneath, with clusters of 
dark glands in the axils of veins. Flowers showy in termi- 
nal, few flowered clusters; corolla white with few yellow spots. 
Pod 8’-20’ long, splitting into halves, the seeds with broad 
wines. 
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas 
and naturalized in Louisiana and eastern Texas. Often 
planted for timber and ornament. The wood is durable and 
is used for fence posts. 
CHILOPSIS D. Donn. Desert Willow. 
Chilopsis linearis (Covanilles) de Condolle. Flowering 
Willow. Willow-leaved Catalpa. A small tree or shrub with 
short crooked trunk, slender branches, and ridged, sealy bark. 
