1882 



ULMUS 



above, pubescent beneath, l-S in. long: fls. with 5-6 

 stamens: fr. obovate to oblong-obovate. 



Var. major, Planch. ({7. nidjor. Smith, not Reichb. 

 U. saliva, Mill. U. lalifblia, Hort.). Large tree: 

 Ivs. rather longpetioled, ovate to ovate- or obovate-ob- 

 long, usually glabrous and smooth or sometimes slightly 

 rough above, pubescent beneath, 2-5 in. long: fls. with 

 usually i stamens; fr. broadly obovate. 



A Feathered Elm— Ulmus Americana 



Var. laevis, Spach ( U. nltens, Monch. U. c/lAbra, 

 Mill., not Huds. [/. cai-pinifdlia, Lindl.). Tree with- 

 out suckers: branches spreading, sometimes pendulous, 

 not corky: Ivs. ovate or obovate to obovate-oblong, gla- 

 brous and smooth above, glabrous or pubescent only at 

 the vpiii^ l..'n":ifli. ■.'-! in. long: Hs. distinctly petioled, 

 with "(-I' '^ 'ti.il 1 niH-ns: fr. obovate. 



herb. Tree, attaining 80 ft. : 

 gray, covered with short pu- 



and fr. an> liki' tliiisi> ,,f C. fiiiiipesti-is: it may prove to 

 be a distinct species. 



The following are the most important horticultural 

 forms : Var. Antirctica, Arb. Kew. Shrub or small 



tree with slender oftci 

 der petioled, obo\ ite 

 what curled 1-2% m 

 Hoit (P 11111)1' ^li I' 





pendulous branches Ivs slen- 

 uuistlj doubly senate, some 

 long \ ir AntArctica ailrea, 



tiiij I Mou C Bdiseelsii. 

 J II Im lilt with lellow hs 



II 111 I mil with slendu 



1 I 1 I 1 1 1 « oblong, with 

 I Mil ii4:s perhaps, to 



III I \ I « I M uukHI tree 

 I I I I I w h It 



I 11 dl ) 



rge purplish 

 with reddish 



lophylla pendula Hort 



&tn n 



cendm.; In i I 



Ivs rather sn 



Var corylifbli i i i 



when unfoldii 



petioles, sli,;liil 



cucuUata, Lmi I 



<ioraewhit lik 



With small h 



menUlis, Rmz i/ lluit ) M m mental 



Elm Of column ir hilnt hs i ither shoit petioled, 



with broad often almost simple teeth somewhat rough 



above. Var. myrtifdlia purpilrea, Hort., with small 



broad Ivs. purplish when young, dark green later, 



sharply serrate and somewhat rough above. Var. p6n- 



dula, Hort. With pendulous branches. Var. Eiieppellii, 



Hort. Of compact habit, with corky branches and small 



foliage. Var. suberdsa, Loud. English Corky-barked 



ULMUS 



Elsi. Branches corky: Ivs. rather small and rough 

 above. Var. suber6sa alata, Hort., has very broad 

 corky wings and var. suberdsa p6ndiila, Hort., has corky 

 pendulous branches. M.D.G. 1901: 166. Var. umbracn- 

 lifera, Spath. Shrub or tree, with slender branches 

 forming a dense, round head: Ivs. small, obtuselv ser- 

 rate, rather smooth. M.D.G. 1900:5711. .Similar forms 

 are U. Turkestdnica, Sort., and C. Kof.pmaniii. Hort. 

 Var. veg4ta, Dipp. {Cf. montdna, var. ni/rlu, Loud,). 

 Of vigorous growth, with bright gn/eii. largi-, oblong- 

 obovate Ivs., sonii-v\ li:i' I'.iijli .il.'.v.'. Suiipiisid tci !«• a 

 hybrid of f. ca»i/i' . nu.l /'. m«/,,m , and 



has more the habit '-: - \ n. viminalis, Loiid. 



(C scdbra, var. en""' , k .. n, /". stiirttt, Hurt.). 



to oblong, incisely serrate, 2-3 in. lung. Var. Webbiana, 

 Hort. Lvs. small and broad, somewhat curlfd. dark 

 green. Tliere are also several variegated vars.. of 

 which var. argenteo-variegita, with the lvs. striped 

 and spotted white, and var. Louis van Houtte, with yel- 

 low foliage, sometimes spotted green, are the most cul- 

 tivated. 



8. pdmila, Linn. (U. microphfiUa, Pers. U. Silirica, 

 Hort.). Small tree or shrub, with slender pubescent, 

 sometimes pendulous branches: lvs. oval-elliptic to el- 

 liptic-lanceolate, short-petioled, acute, firm, dark green 

 and smooth above, pubescent when young beneath. -^4-2 

 in. long: fls. short-pediceled; stamens 4-5, with violet 

 anthers: fr. obovate, with the nutlet somewhat above 

 the middle, incision at the apex reaching about half way 

 to the nutlet. Turkestan to Siberia and N.China. -A 

 graceful small hardy trfe. V:ir p^ndiila, Hort, i r, i>,rr- 



vifblia phiditla, il"ri. /'/' ' H-m has 



slender, more peiiiliil'iii- I'l' ■ ' ' '' < . ,„, 



Dieck, with the slciMic r ii- II : ■ . n [.in- 



nately brancli.Ml, i. pr. .l,;i I -: ■ ..i ,, ;..mii mi il.i^ -y. nrs. 



9. parvitnhn, ii..: / . ., .x, I'ers.). Chinese 

 Elm. H:iM ■ ' "i- shrub, with spread- 

 ing pubr^.. ii I 1 1. I" obovate or oblong, 

 very shnri p. I I'.l' 'I :iii'l liiiL m .|iial at Iiase, acute or 

 obtusisli, siihi'oriaci'ous, L:l:ii.i I. iumI L'lii.-\ ;ii"Hr,|iu- 

 bescent beneath when y.iin !' . i i, at 

 length, %-2 in. long: fls. -In i - i^; 

 stamens 4-5, much exserte.l : i r ..■- 1 1 i" . 1 1 i|.i i ■, h-MmiI 



.Uilv S.|it. N. China, Japan. — Has proved hardy near 



111. crassifdlia, Nutt. Cedar Elm. Tree, attaining 80 

 ft., with spreading limbs and slender, often pendulous 

 branches, often furnished when older with 2 opposite 

 corky wings: lvs. short-petioled, ovate to ovate-oblong, 



nperdown Elm— Ulmus scabi 



pendula. 



usually very unequal at the base, obtuse or acute, 

 doubly and obtusely, sometimes almost simply serrate, 

 subcoriaceous, somewhat rough and lustrous above, pu- 

 bescent beneath, 1-2 in long fls in few fld very short 

 racemes, stamens 5-8, little exserted fr oval elliptic, 

 pubescent, notched, M m long Aug Miss, to Ark. and 

 Tex S S 7 315 -Tender north. 



11. serStlna, Sarg. Tree, with short spreading and 

 pendulous braui-lies, often furnished with irregular 

 corky wings: Ivs. oblong to obovate, unequal at the 

 base', acuminate, doubly serrate, glabrous and lustrous 

 above, pubescent on the veins beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 



