. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . branchessaid to be useful for bouquets; very much branched. L. H. B. CATALPA (the Indian name of C. bignon
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . branchessaid to be useful for bouquets; very much branched. L. H. B. CATALPA (the Indian name of C. bignonioides).Bignonidces. C)]-n-amental trees, often cultivated fortheir handsome flowers appearing in large and showypanicles in smimier, and for theu- heavy foliage. Leaves usually deciduous, opposite, long-petioled,entire or coarsely lobed: fls. in terminal panicles; calyxsplitting irregularly or 2-lipped; corolla campanulate,2-lipped, with 2 smaller upper and 3 larger lower lobes;fertile stamens 2, curved, with diverging anther-sacs,not exceeding the tube of the corolla; style 2-lobed atthe apex, slightly longer than the stamens: fr. a verylong cylindrical caps., separating into 2 valves, withnumerous small oblong compressed seeds bearing atuft of white hairs on each end.—About 10 species inN. Amer., W. India and E. Asia, of which 6 are hardyin the northern temperate regions. Catalpas are deciduous or rarely evergreen trees withopposite or sometimes whorled, long-petioled, large. 838. Catalpa ovata in fruit. (XK) and simple leaves emitting in species a disagree-able odor when bruised, and with white, pinkish or yel-lowish flowers in large and showy i)anicles followed byvery long and narrow cylindric pods. The coarse-grained and soft wood is very durable inthe ground, and, therefore, much valued for fence-pstsand railway ties. Culnlpa higmmioidcn and particularlyC. specioaa are sometimes planted as avenui; trees. I^orformal gardens, if low round-headed trees are desired,C
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