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The Seed-veJJel is a filiqua or pod, of two cells and two valves. 
The Seeds are pretty many, imbricated, comprefted, and having 
a membranaceous wing. 
Obf. The Catalpa delights in only two perfefb ftamina, and 
three imperfect rudiments, with a pentaphyllous calyx. 
The Species are , 
i. Bignonia Catalpa. The Gatalpa-Tree . 
This rifes to the height of twelve or fifteen feet* 
with a ftrong ftem, dividing into feveral branches, 
which are garnifhed 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 flripes of yellow on the iafide; 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 fifh. 
2. Bignonia crucigera. Croft-vine. 
This rifes with flender trailing flalks, which muff 
be fupported, fo require the afliftance of a wall, and 
a good afped; 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, fhaped much like thofe of 
the Fox-glove; and are of a yellow colour. 
3. Bignonia radio ans. Climing Trumpet - 
Flower. 
This kind, when old, hath large rough ftems, 
which fend out many trailing branches, putting out 
roots at their joints, thereby attaching themfelves to 
any neighbouring fupport, and rifing fometimes to 
the 
