G. 67] 



CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION 



Catalpa Keempf eri and Cat&lpa Btin- 

 gei are dwarf forms from Japan, the 

 latter growing to the height of from 4 

 to 8 ft., and the former rarely reaching 

 the height of 18 ft. The leaf of C. 

 Ksempferi is figured. It is more apt to 

 have its margin angulated, though all 

 the species occasionally have angulated 

 leaves. 



C. KfempferL 



ORDER XXXII. VERBENACE^E. 



Herbs, shrubs, rarely small trees, with opposite leaves, 

 irregular flowers and dry 2- to 4-celled fruits. 



GENUS 66. CLERODENDRON. 



Shrubby trees or climbing shrubs with opposite or 

 whorled, usually entire leaves ; flowers with an almost 

 regular, 5-parted corolla surrounded by a bell-shaped 

 calyx ; fruit drupe-like, with 4 seeds. 



Clerod6ndron trich6tomum, Thunb. 

 (FATE-TREE.) Leaves opposite, long-peti- 

 oled, cordate, thin, entire, glandular-dotted 

 above, very veiny ; lower leaves largest and 

 three-lobed. the upper ovate, long-pointed, 

 all 3-ribbed. Flowers in large, terminal clus- 

 ters; fruit with juicy pulp covering the 4 

 seeds. A small tree from Japan ; hardy at 

 Washington and south. The figure repre- 

 sents one of the upper leaves. 



C. trlch6tomum. 



GENUS 67. Vf TEX. 



Shrubs or low trees with opposite, usually palmate 

 leaves, panicled clusters of flowers and drupe-like fruit. 



