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BIGNONj/C-EJS. cata ' lpa .

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App. I. Half-hardy ligneous Plants belonging to the OrderBignomhcead.

JBignbma. crucigera Plum. Icon., t. 58., has the leaflets large; the flowers yellow, and whitishbeneath; and the follicles, or pods, 1ft. long. A transverse section of the stem repre Sf> .

cross; and hence the trivial name. It is a s«nt5» a

climbing shrub, a native of Virginia, Mexico ,

&c.; and was introduced in 1759. Perhaps itmight be grafted or inarched on B. capreo-l&ta; and, if so, it might then be tried againsta conservative wall.

Tecoma australis B.Br.; Bignbm'tfPanddivpVent., Bot. Mag., t. 865.; and ourj?g. 1093.;has the flowers a pale red, with a dark purplebearded throat. It is a climbing shrub, anative of New Holland, within the tropics,and of New South Wales . It was introducedin 1793; and, in green-houses, its flowershave a very fine appearance. It is tolerablyhardy, and would succeed against a conser-vative wall in favourable situations.

T. capinsis Lindl. ; Bigndma capensisThunb. Bot. Reg., t. 1117. $ and our Jig. 1094.;is a Cape shrub, with orange scarlet flowers, 1004

1093 3 in. long. It is tolerably hardy; and, by

grafting on T. radicaos, might, in all probability, live against a conservative wall. In the warmestparts of Devonshire, we are informed, it stands out without any protection at all.

Genus III.

CATA'LPA Juss. The Catalpa. Lin. Syst. Diandria Monogynia.

Identification. Juss. Gen., 138., ed. Usteri,p. 155.; Spteng. Gen., l.p. £5.-, Sims Bot. Mag., 1.1094. ;Schkuhr Handb., t. 175.; Lindl. Nat. Syst. Bot., 2d edit., p. 282.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 230.

Synonymes. Bigndma sp. of Lin. and others; Bignone Catalpa, Fr. ; gemeineTrompetenblume, Get.

Derivation. The Indian name of a species of Bignbnm. ,

Gen. Char., $c. Calyx 2-parted. Corolla campanulate, with a ventricosetube, and an unequal 4-lobed limb. Stamens 5, 2 of which are fertile, and3 of them sterile. Stigma bilamellate. Capsule silique-formed, long, cylin-drical, 2-valved. Dissepiment opposite the valves. Seeds membranouslymargined, and pappose at the base and apex. ( Don’s .Mill., iy. p. 230. —Trees, with simple leaves, opposite, or disposed 3 in a whorl. Flowersterminal, panicled.

S 1. C. srBiNGiEFo'tiA Sims. The Lilac -®c-leaved Catalpa.

Identification. Sims Bot. Mag., t. 1094.; Schkuhr Handb., t. 175.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 230.; Lodd.Cat. , ed. 1836.

Synonymes. Bignbma Catalpa Lin, Sp.,868.,Willd. Sp.,3. p. 289.; Wangenh. Amer., p. 58-1.20. f. 45.;Catalpa bignon ibldes Walt. FJ. Car., p. 64.; C. cordifolia Nut. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 10., Du Ham.Arb., 1. p. 104. t 41., Catesb . Car., 1. p. 49. t. 21., Lin. Hort. Cliff., 317.; Bois Shavanon, Catalpade PAmerique, Fr. ; Trompeten-baum, Ger. ; Catalpa-boom, Dutch .

Derivation. The French of Upper Louisiana call this tree Bois Shavanon, from its being found inabundance on the banks of the river Shavanon , now called the Cumberland. Catalpa is supposedto be a corruption of Catawba , an Indian tribe that formerly occupied a great part of Georgia andthe Carolinas.

Engravings. Schmidt Baum.,1.1,14. ; Bot. Mag., fc. 1094.; Schkuhr Handb.,1.175.; and the platesin our last Volume.

Spec. Char., 8?c. Leaves cordate, flat, 3 in a whorl, large and deciduous.Branches strong. Panicles large, branchy, terminal. Corollas white,speckled with purple and yellow. ( Don's Mill., iv. p. 230.) A deciduoustree, a native of North America . Introduced in 1726, and flowering in Julyand August. The seed-pods are remarkably long, narrow, and horny.The leaves come out very late, and the flowers appear in August. Thetree thrives best near the banks of rivers; but, in some situations, it is veryliable to die off by large limbs at a time. The branches dye wool a kindof cinnamon colour. This beautiful tree is a native of North America ,whereat is found on the banks of rivers in the upper part of the Carolinas,Georgia, and the Floridas ; though, as Michaux observes, it is remarkablethat it does not exist in the lower part of these provinces. “In these

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