The bottom was made of Chinese Catalpa, catalpa ovata, its flat shape symbolising earth. This suggests that "Catalpa speciosa" may have experienced a decline in range before European settlement. There also are occasional examples of catalpa, chestnut, London plane, and tulip tree. Bignonia is a genus of flowering plants in the catalpa family, Bignoniaceae. Common names include southern catalpa, cigartree, and Indian-bean-tree (or Indian bean tree). Several species of "Catalpa" are also important timber trees. Giovanni Antonio Scopoli established the genus "Catalpa" in 1777. As they rowed to the "Catalpa" a fierce squall struck, breaking the whaleboat's mast. The courthouse was located at the corner of Catalpa Avenue and 64th Street in Ridgewood. Cliveden holds part of the National Plant Collection of Catalpa. The leaves can be mistaken for those of the catalpa. New Bedford was the home port of "Catalpa". She returned to San Francisco, where she recorded her first album, 2002's "Catalpa". The cutter turned, lingered briefly beside the "Catalpa", and then headed to shore. The "Catalpa" returned to New York on 19 August 1876.