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hairy, and serrated on the edges. They are heart-shaped 
and have been likened to those of the Catalpa, but they 
perhaps more nearly resemble those of the common sun- 
flower. 
In its growth, this tree, while young, equals or exceeds the 
Ailantus. In rich soils, near Paris, it has produced shoots, 
in a single season, 12 or 14 feet in length. After being two 
or three years planted, it commences yielding its blossoms 
in panicled clusters. These are bluish lilac, of an open 
mouthed, tubular form, are very abundantly distributed, and, 
together with the large foliage, and the robust habit of 
growth, give this tree a gay and striking appearance. It s 
flower buds open during the last of April, or early in May, 
and have a slight, syringo-like perfume. 
The Paulownia, though yet very rare, is easy of propaga- 
tion by cuttings — and even pieces of the roots grow freely. 
Should it prove as hardy as (from our fine dry summers for 
ripening its wood,) we confidently anticipate, it will be worthy 
of a prominent place in every arrangement of choice orna- 
mental trees. 
