The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Catalpa (About half-a-dozen species)

About half-a-dozen species are embraced in this genus; they are found in China, Japan, North America, and the West Indies. To the species described on pp. 278-9, Vol. I., the following variety should now be added: B. bignonioides foliis-argenteis (silvery-leaved). l. silvery variegated. 1887. Garden variety. A variety with purplish leaves has originated in the United States.

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