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Ulmus japonica, Japankse Elji. This was one of the first specimens brought 

 over by the Japanese friends of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Three 

 very good specimens are on the campus, one a fine large tree forty to fifty 

 feet high, very shapely and symmetrical. From experience here it would seem 

 that this species is well worth further notice. 



Viburnum acerifoHum, Mapleleaf \'iBURNu>r. A fine, hardy nati\e species 

 valuable for underplanting in woods and generally in shade. Takes an at- 

 tractive autunm color. 



Viburnum carlesi, Fragrant ^'IBuuNUM. Of comparatively recent intro- 

 duction, this shrub has been carefully tried on the college grounds and proves 

 to be hardv and satisfactory. The flowers have the fragrance and somewhat 

 the appearance of the much sought trailing arbutus, and the shrub will al- 

 ways be prized for this reason. It is a fairly good, medium-sized shrub, 

 hardy and satisfactory for lawn use. 



Viburnum cassinoides, Withe-uod. A fine, hardy native species, good strong- 

 growing shrub, ten to twelve feet high with heavy foliage and good flowers; 

 makes excellent masses for heavy mass plantings, esj^ecially along borders. 



Viburnum dentatum, Aiikowwood. One of the best of all the viburnums for 

 general landscape planting. Especially good for borders. The foliage is 

 clean and bright and the white flowers attractive. Prefers a moist soil. 



Viburnum dilatatum, Lin hex Viburnum. A fine, strong, hardy shrub ra- 

 ther upright in growth, with good foliage and an abundance of beautiful red 

 berries which hold well into the winter. This is a recent introduction on the 

 campus, but has shown itself to be highly desirable. 



Viburnum lantana, Wayfaring-tree. A coarse, sprawling shrub with large 

 leathery, gray-green foliage. Excellent for certain kinds of planting, especi- 

 ally under trees, but not good for grouping on the open lawn nor for speci- 

 men use. 



Viburnum lentago, Nannyberry. A tall, uprigiit-growing, strong native 

 shrub good for heavy plantings in rather wild surroundings. Not quite so 

 attractive in habit and flower as some of the other viburnums. 



Viburnum opulus, European Cranberrybush. This species was formerly 

 very popular and widely planted on private grounds. It is much subject to 

 the attacks of aphis, however, and does not seem to be so good as other vi- 

 burnums for general planting. 



Viburnum sargenti, Sargent Cranberrybush. This is the Asiatic repre- 

 sentative of the group which includes V. opulus of Europe and V. americana 

 of the Western Hemisphere. In habit of growth, foliage, and flower, it is 

 strikingly like F. opulus and should receive like consideration. 



^^ib^lrnum sieboldi, Siebold Viburnum. A large sturdy shrub with attrac- 

 tive light green foliage and abundantly floriferous. Reputed to be es])ecially 

 attractive when in fruit. The one plant on the campus has never fruited. 

 It proves perfectly hardy and worthy of consideration in plantings. 



Viburnum tomentosum, Doublefile Viburnum. A strong, lusty, large- 

 growing, spreading or round-topped shrub with coarse, strong foliage, and 

 bearing broad, flattened clusters of showy white blossoms. One of the hardi- 

 est and most striking of the viburnums and highly useful for general land- 



