ULMARIA 



AA. Lfts. few. thf termiiiitl oiif )inic]i larger ami pal- 

 inattlij S-'J-lohed. 

 B. Lateral lfts. 3-^j-lobeil. 

 2. rtbra, Hill {SpiriTa lohdfa , Groiiov. Spinra pal- 

 w<)ta. lAun. t'l li /leiicUlla lob(lta , Muxini.) . C|IUEB:Niib' 

 THE I'KAIRIE. Height 2-S f t., glal>rous : tfriuiiial Ift. 

 large, 7-!'-parted. with ohloug, aoumiuate im-isely ser- 

 rate lobes; lateral lfts. smaller, o-o-lobed, on tlie"up]>er 

 Ivs. missing, green on both sides, n\\]y pul)eseent oti the 

 veins beneath : Hs. pink, in a rather large paniculate 

 cyme: akenes (>-l(t. glabrous. June. .Tnly. Pa. to Ga., 

 west to Mich, and Ky. Jin. 2 : Ua. — Be'autif ul. Var. 

 venusta, Hort. FIs. deep pink or carmine. Var. Albicans, 

 Hort. FIs. light pink, or almost white. R.B. It: 109. 



ULMUS 



1879 





2509. Ulmaria FiUpendula 'plant about 2 feet high). 



Commouly known ;is Spirrea FiUpendula. One of the plants 

 (.■idled Meadow Sweet. 



3. palmata, Fr.cke {Spirda pabiiafa, Pall. Filipen- 

 ditdp pabndt<!. Max. .Spinx- dujiJaln. U'illd.). Height 

 2-3 ft.: Ivs. w^hitish tuim-iitose Ix-iM-atli or kIji'tou.s; 

 terminal lfts. T-'.l-parttd; stipulns iarii---, ^enii-iMtrdate : 

 U.S. pale pink at tir.st, cbaiitcing tn white: aki'iie.s 5-8. 

 July. Siberia, Kamschatku and Saci-lialin.— This spe- 

 cies is V)ut rarely cult.; tlie jjlaiit cumrnon under the 

 name Spircea jx/hiiuta Ijeh.mtr-s to /'. pnrpn rea . 



BB. LiiJrnil. lfts. II 



4. Camtscli^tica, Rehd. 

 Spinc'i ijif/a 



or fi'i 



>ifi' 



Hi] nrfth' 

 utS':lnU-H 

 Cams 



{Spir^.a Cnnitsrlnilira. Pall. 

 H...rt. Fi!i.i"-'u<h((<i CffJHsrJnltira, 

 Maxim.). Height 5-10 ft.: Ivs. ghiiirou.s or viliniis be- 

 neath, often with rnfons vein.'^; terminal 1ft. very large 

 cordate, 3-5-lot'H(l, with broadly ovate, doubly .serrate 

 lobes, lateral lfts. usually none; stipules lari^e, senii- 

 cordate: fls. -wliite : akenes usually 5, ciliate. July. 

 Manchuria, Kaiu-schatka. 



5. purpiirea, Rehd. (Spirrva pahm'ifa, Tljunb. FiJi- 

 pindnhi purpurtd, Maxim.).. Height 1^-4 ft.. ;ihLbrous: 

 terminal 1ft. very large, cordate, 5-7-lobed, with oblong, 

 acuminate, doubly serrate lobes; lateral lfts. none or 

 few, oldong- ovate; stipules narrr)\v: Ms. cai-mine or 

 deep pink, in large paniculate cynirs witli '-rimson pe- 

 duncles and stems: akeues tisuallv 5, eiliat).-. June- 

 Aug. Japan. B.M. 572G. I. H. 15:577. F.S. 18:1^51. 

 On. 17:3(1. — This is umloubtedlj^ the finest ,sp(^ries of 

 this genus. It is also sometimes grown in pots and 

 forced. Var. ilba, Hort., lias white tis. and var. 61e- 

 gans, Hort., whit-e fls.,witii red stamens and usually 

 several lateral Ift.s. ; the latter is said to be a hybrid. 

 R.B. 4:7. 



6. pentap6tala, ({ilib. (fj. palustris, Moench. ^'(7/- 

 pi:nduUi Uhndrid, Maxim. Spinra Chnaria, Linn.). 

 Queen of the Meadows. Height 2-(; ft.: Ivs. glabrous 

 and green on both sides or whitisli tomentose beneath; 

 terminal lfts. 3-5-lobed, 2-4 in. long, lateral lfts. smaller, 

 ovate, coarsely doubly serrate: tis. white, in rather 

 dense paniculate cymes: akenes about 10, semi-cordate, 

 aliui-st glabrous, twisted. June-Aug. Europe, W. Asia 

 to Mongolia; naturalized in some places in the eastern 

 states. B.B. 2:224. — Var. aurea varie^ata, Hort., has 

 the Ivs. variegated with yilow. Var. fibre pleno. FIs. 

 double. 



TJ. anfinstifuUa, Relid. (Spiraea :Lntrustifi.lia, Tiircz, FiUpen- 

 dula ant'i-istifolia, Maxim.). Shnilar to i''. l.>b;i,ta: t)s, white: 

 Ivs. t^dul'rous or whitish touK'ntuse beu<-;>,th. Djiliurla, Man- 

 ehuria. — F. msOta. Rehd. (Fi]ip.uidul;i v.-stita, Ma.xini, vSpi- 

 r;ea vestita, Wall.). Similar to F. L'amtschatica, but only 1 ft. 

 hitjh and Ivs. grayish tomentose Vjeueath : tls. white, Hima- 

 layas. B.R. 27:4 (as S. Kamschatica, var. Himalensis). 



Alfred Render. 

 'O'LMUS (ancient Latin name of the Elm). Lhiicdcec^, 

 tribe L'hnetv, Elm. Ornamental deciduous, rarely half- 

 evergreen trees, sometimes shrubby, with alternate, 

 sliort-petioled, .serrate Ivs. and with inconspicuous, gen- 

 erally greenish brown flowers appearing mostly before 

 the leaves. Most of the cultivated species are hardy 

 north, but U. crassifolia and aJata are tender ; U. 

 parvifolia and if. serotina are of dou})tful hardiness, 

 although they have persisted near Boston. The Elms 

 are mostly tall and long-lived trees and very valu- 

 able for park planting and for avenue trees, espe- 

 cially i^. Ariieric'i mi , whi(di is thi-' favorite tree for 

 street planting and as a shade tree for dwelling houses 

 in the northeastern states. H is the most characteristic 

 tree of this region and one of the most beautiful. Its 

 habit is at once majestic and graceful, and the wide- 

 spreading head, liorne usually at a considerable height 

 on a straight and shapely trunk, alTords ample shade 

 and shelter. Besides the American Elm several other 

 species are used as avenue trees, as (■Jnnis fnfca, ra- 



Of r. ' 



id tho Eui 

 .til. 



up. 



sfr 



1 r. 



"I" 



sir 



■(!>!■ 



I bra. 

 ■^an<l 



Ci'f/i-fa are anioiiu; the brst for street planting; of //. 

 .scahrt/, the vars. lichjlrn, J>'ir<i I ami Pitti'iirsi. In the 

 southern states (J. sci-ollna. rrfissifi>Jia and aJata are 

 srimetimes used as aveinie trii-es. There are several 

 vars. of strikiuLT and peculiar habit, as F. scahni, var. 



fiisf >iiii(iii and C. cioiipi^.^ti- 



var. }H 



'<})ieut(iJis, with 



narrow columnar head; / '. sfuhra , var. hofizotifa Us, 

 with horizontal limbs formim;- widesprnading tiers; U. 

 sca/>r(i. vvLT. pe^idiila , with long, pendulous branches. 

 F. e<n))pestris, var. u}»hraciiUffra , with a dense, glo- 

 bose and rather small head, may be used as an avenue 

 tree for formal gardens. Sovi-ral species and viirs. are 

 interesting in winter on account of tlieir branches being 



2610. Flowers of Amer- 

 ican Elm — U 1 m u s 



Americana (,'-, .' ;i). 



2oll. 



Fruit of Ulmus 



Americana. 



(X2.) 



furnished with broad corky wings. The foliage of most 

 species turns pale yellow in fall, but that of the Eu- 

 ro]Tean species remains green much longer. 



Unfortunately many insects and fungi prey upon the 

 Elm. especially on the American Elm. One of the most 

 destructive is the elm leafdjeetle, Oalleriiea j-aiitho- 

 Diehi Hf(. which devours the foliage. To keep it from the 

 trees, baud the trunks a few feet above the ground with 



