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The Seed'Veffel is a liliqua or pod, of two cells and two x^alves. 

 The Seeds are pretty many, imbricated, compreffed, and having 

 a membranaceous wing. 



Ohf. The Catalpa delights in only two perfed flamina, and 

 three imperfed rudiments, with a pentaphyllous calyx. 



^he Species are^ 



I. BiGNoNiA Catalpa, The Catalpa-Tree. 



This rlfes to the height of twelve or fifteen feet, 

 with a ftrong ftem, dividing into feveral branches, 

 which are garniflied with large heart-fhaped leaves, 

 placed oppofite at each joint. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in large branching panicles, at the ends of the 

 branches; of a dirty white colour, with a few purple 

 fpots, and faint ftripes of yellow on the infide; and 

 waved on their edges : they are fucceeded by very 

 long flender pods, filled with flat winged feeds, lying 

 over each other like the fcales of a fifli. 



2. BiGNoNiA crucigera. Crofs-vine. 



This rifes with flender trailing fl:alks, which mufl: 

 be fupported, fo require the afliftance of a wall, and 

 a good afpeft; being impatient of much cold. The 

 branches are clothed with oblong leaves remain- 

 ing green all the year. The flowers are produced at 

 the wings of the leaves, fliaped much like thofe of 

 the Fox-glove; and are of a yellow colour. 



3, BiGNoNiA radicans. CHming Trumpet-- 

 Flower. 



This kind, when old, hath large rough fl:ems, 

 which fend out many trailing branches, putting out? 

 roots at their joints, thereby attaching themfelves to 

 any neighbouring fupport, and rifing fometimes to 



