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Koopmannit, however, has a very short trunk and many upright 
branches forming a dense oval head. 
Zelkova serrata. Elva Family. P. 18. An uncommon tree, with 
leaves resembling those of the elm. It is the ‘‘Keaki” of Japan, 
whose wood 1s highly valued as a building material. Japan. 
Euptelea polyandra, TVrochodendron Family. P18. Small tree 
large shrub. The flowers, which appear along the branches 
before the leaves unfold, have no petals but are attractive because 
of the clusters of orange or red stamens. Grown more for botani- 
cal interest than ornamental value. Japan. 
Cercidiphyllum japonicum, WKatsura-Tree. Cercidiphyllum Fam- 
ily. P.19. A 
upright branches. The leaves are red when developing in the 
vandsome tree, usually with a short trunk and m: Wy 
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spring, and when fully grown they resemble the foliage of Cercty, 
our native red-bud. Japan. 
Lirtodendron chinense. Magnolia Family. P. 19. This Asiatic 
species differs from the American one in that it has more deeply 
lobed leaves and smaller flowers. China. 
Parrotia persica. Witch-Hazel Family. P. 20. A small tree 
with densely growing branches. The flowers open early in the 
spring and have attractive red stamens. Persia. 
Parrottopsis Jacquemontiana, Witch-Hazel Family. P.20. The 
flowers of this small tree have white bracts and suggest flowering 
dogwood. — Himalayas. 
Eucommia ulmoides. Chinese Rubber Tree. Eucommia Fam- 
ly. P. 20. A handsome tree with gray bark and glossy dark 
leaves; it contains a rubber-like substance. China. 
Chaenomeles sinensis. Chinese Quince. Apple Family. P. 21. 
Closely related to the cultivated quince, this species is a small tree 
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with pink flowers and foliage that colors brightly in the fall. 
large oval fruit is fragrant but woody. China. 
Mespilus germanica, Medlar. Apple Family. 
its fruits. It 1s a coarse tree with solitary white 
P, 22. Long 
cultivated fo1 
flowers and small hard fruits that are palatable only after they have 
hegun to decay. Europe, Asia Minor. 
Sorbus Aria. White Beam-Tree. Apple Family. P. 22. A 
beautiful tree whose bright green, simple leaves are white on the 
