A Chinese Catalpa. {Catalpa bungei) . S.P.I. No. 38254. 
This tree is entirely different from the one that 
passes in the trade under the above name. This species 
grows to be a tall tree, sometimes 100 ft. in height, with 
a trunk some 3 to 4 ft. in diameter. It is very ornamental 
when covered With masses of spotted mauve colored flowers 
appearing in early summer. The Chinese plant it exten- 
sively here and there for its fine timber which is light, 
strong and durable and Is in special demand for table-tops 
and fine furniture on account of its non-warping nature. 
Chinese name "Ch'iu shu" . Photographed by F. N. Meyer, 
near Puchow, China, February 9, 1914. No. 5996. 
