HORTUS VEITCHII 



VITIS TOMENTOSA, Planch. 



A Chinese species with cordate leaves, sometimes slightly trilobed, 

 resembling those of the common vine (Vitis vinifera). 



The young wood, petioles, the upper and under surface of the leaf 

 are covered with soft hair. 



ZELKOVA ACUMINATA, Planch. 



Syns. Z. Keaki, Maxim. ; Planera acuminata, Lindl. 



Nicholson in Woods and Forests, 1884, p. 176, figs. ; Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1862. 



p. 428. 



A handsome deciduous tree discovered near Yeddo, Japan, by the late 

 John Gould Veitch, through whom it was introduced to this country. 



In the native habitat a tree 90 to 100 ft. in height, with a straight 

 stem, not unlike an elm. 



The very valuable timber used by the Japanese in the construction of 

 houses, ships, and the best kind of cabinet work, is hard and takes a fine 

 polish ; the gnarled stems and roots are used for the best kinds of lacquer 

 work. So far in this country the tree has not become common, and 

 specimens are of comparatively small dimensions, but the light graceful 

 foliage, most pronounced in early spring, should commend the species to 

 a wide class of planters. 



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