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Hupeh, China. September 5, 1917.) An ornamental tree 

 belonging to the walnut family, growing to a large 

 size. The foliage is pinnated and of fresh green 

 color. in early spring, before the leaves are out, 

 the trees are loaded with long greenish brown, stami- 

 nate catkins, which give them a festive appearance; 

 these are followed by racemes of small winged fruits 

 which persist on the trees until September. The young 

 foliage is covered with small yellow-brown glands and 

 when rubbed smells like sour apples. The trees love 

 moist situations, especially near running water and in 

 porous soil; however, they also thrive on dry fields, 

 but do not grow so fast nor so large as when near 

 water. It is one of the best flowering trees in the 

 Foreign concessions at Hankow and Shanghai and is 

 called by foreigners the 'Chinese ash' on account of 

 its resemblance to a Fraxinus . Chinese name Maliu shu, 

 meaning 'Fiber willow tree', often abbreviated to Liu 

 shu. This is a very promising shade tree for streets, 

 parks and gardens in those sections of the United 

 States where the summers are moist and warm and the 

 winters but moderately cold. It does well where rice 

 and cotton mature fully, and where the large-leaved 

 privet (Ligustrum lucidum Ait.) and the tea-olive (Soman- 

 thus fragrans Lour.) remain out-of-doors the year round." 

 (Meyer. ) 



Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 



In a letter dated September 7, 1918, Miss Alice Cooper, 

 of Mayesville, South Carolina reports: 



"S.P.I. No. 18586, Primus sp. This bore heavily 

 and was a beautiful sight. Some of the plums were al- 

 most as big as our largest "Abundance", almost black 

 and covered with a purple bloom. The tree was admired 

 by many for its beauty, and all agreed that the fruit 

 was fine. It was so solid and meaty that it could be 

 cut in slices and had a splendid flavor. We are de- 

 lighted with it. lilium sp . S.P.I. No. 40751. Lily. This 

 grew nearly four feet tall and bore four of the 

 largest white lilies I ever saw. One bud was six and 

 one half inches long. The blooms were trumpet shaped, 

 pure white, fragrant. Stamens brown." 



"Prunus armeniaea 38281. Chinese Apricot has done ex- 

 ceptionally well, the leaves are healthy and free 

 from shot-hole fungus. No American variety that I 



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