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ULMUS 



ULMUS 



above, pubescent beneath, 1-3 in. long: fls. with 5-6 

 stamens : fr. obovate to oblong-obovate. 



Var. mijor, Planch. (CT. mijor, Smith, not Reichb. 

 U. sill'iva. Mill. U. latifolia, Hort.), Large tree: 

 Ivs. rather long-petioled, 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. 



2613. A Feathered Elm— Ulmus Americana. 



Var. Isevis, Spacli { U. nlteiis, Mouch. U. gUthra, 

 Mill., not Huds. Lf. carpinifdlia, Lindl.). Tree with- 

 out suckers: branches spreading:, sometimes pendulous, 

 not cork}-: Ivs. ovate or obovate to obovate-obloug, gla- 

 brous and smooth above, glabrous or pubescent only at 

 the veins beneath, 2-4 in. lon^: tis. distinctly petioled, 

 with 5-6 exserted stamens; fr. obovate. 



Var. Jap6nica, Sarg. in herb. Tree, attaining 80 ft.: 

 )"jrancliL-,s liglit yellowish gray, covered with short pu- 

 bescence when young: petioles densely pubescent, % in- 

 long: Irs. oblong-obovate, glabrous above, grayish pu 

 bescent beneath, 4-6 in. long: fls. almost sessile. Japan. 

 G.F. 6 :327. —This form very much resembles the Ameri- 

 can Elm in liabit, foliage and pubescence, but the fls. 

 and fr. are like those of U. cainpeatris; it ]nay prove to 

 be a distinct species. 



The following are the most i]nportant horticultural 

 forms : Var. Antarctica. Arb. Kew. Shrub or small 

 tree, with sleinler often pendulous branches: Ivs. slen- 

 der-petioled, obovate, incisely doubly serrate, some- 

 what curled, 1-2M iii. h>iig. V;ir. Antarctica aTlrea, 

 Hort. {W. caiitpestris (titrra, IMnrr. f-. Eossei'ls'il, 

 Hort.). Siniilar to the preceding but with yellow Ivs. 

 Var. Berardi, Sim. -Louis. Bushy shrub, with slender, 

 upriglit branches: Ivs. oblong to narrow-oblong, with 

 few coarse teeth, ^.i-l in. buig; it l.)elongs, perhaps, to 

 Zelkowa. Var. Clemmeri, T-Tovt. Narrow pyramidal tree 

 with spreading sliort branches and oval, sonipwhat 

 rouu,'h Ivs. Var. Cornubiensis, Loud. (var. SarnUUisifi, 

 Loud. r. ]Vhe<i//ri/i, Hort. U, strU-ta , Liudl.). 

 GrEiiNSEY Elm. (N.tuNrsH Elm. Tree, with short as- 

 cending branches forming a dense, narrow pyramid: 

 Ivs. rather small. Inroad, dark green, obtusely serrate. 

 Var. corylifdiia purpilrea, Hort. Lvs. large, purplish 

 when unfolding, iiecnming bright green with reddish 

 petioles, sliglitly rough aiinve, pubescent beneath. Var. 

 cucull^ta, Loud. (Var. co))car<i-folhi ,\jcm(\.). Lvs. curled, 

 somewhat like a hood. Var. microphylla pendula, Hort. 

 With small lvs. and pendulous branches. Var. monu- 

 ment^lis, Uinz {U. Utsfiijiiita, Hort.). BIoncmental 

 Elm. <"^)f columnar habit: lvs. rather short-petioled, 

 with Iiroad often almost simple teeth somewhat rough 

 above. Var. myrtiJoIia purpurea, Hort., with small 

 broa<l lvs. purplisli when young, dark green later, 

 sharjdy serrate and somewhat rough above. Var. pen- 

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

 Horf. Of compact ii;tbit, with corky branches and snuill 

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



Elm. Branches corky: lvs. rather small and rough 

 above. Var. suberdsa alata, Hoi-t., has very broad 

 corky wings and var. suberbsa p6ndula, Hort., has corky 

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

 lifera, Spiith. Shrub or tree, with slender branches 

 forming a dense, round head: lvs. small, obtusely ser- 

 rate, rather smooth. M.D.G. 1900:579. Similar forms 

 are L^. Tii7-kestdnica, 'Hort., and fJ. Kodpmanni, Hort. 

 Var. vegeta, Dipp. {U. ttiontdna, var. vegeta, Loud.). 

 Of vigorous growth, with bright green, large, oblong- 

 obovate lvs., somewhat rough above. Supposed to be a 

 hybrid of i^. campestris^ var. Iwvis and IT. scabra, and 

 has more the habit of the latter. Var. vimin^lis, Loud. 

 [Cf. sccihra, var. vimindlis, Koch. CT. sfrtcia, Hort.). 

 Small tree, with slender spreading branches: lvs. elliptic 

 to oblong, incisely serrate, 2-3 in. long. Var. Webbi^na, 

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

 green. There are also several variegated vars., of 

 which var. argenteo-varieg^a, 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. piimila, Linn. {CT. microphfjUa , Pers. U. Sihirlca, 

 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, %-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 tree. Var. p6ndula, Hort. { U.par- 

 vifdlia pi^mlnla, Hort. Phinera repev.'<, Hort.), has 

 slender, more pendulous branches. U .pinnato-ratnbsa, 

 Dieck, with the slender branches very regularly pin- 

 nately branched, is probably only a form of this species. 



9. parvitdlia, Jacq. {U. ChinSnffis, Pers.). Chinese 

 Elm. Half-evergreen small tree or shrub, with spread- 

 ing pubescent branches: lvs. ovate to obovate or oblong, 

 very short-petioled and little unequal at base, acute or 

 obtnsish, subcoriaceous, glabrous and glossy above, pu- 

 bescent beneath when young, usually glabrous at 

 length, %-2 in. long: fls. short-pediceled in clusters; 

 stamens 4-5, much exserted: fr. oval to elliptic, notched 

 at the apex, with the seed in the middle, %~yi in. long. 

 July-Sept. N. China, Japan. — Has proved hardy near 

 Boston. 



10. crassi!61ia, Nutt. Cedar Elm. Tree, attaining 80 

 ft., with spreading limbs and slender, often pendulous 

 braiiclies, often furnished when older with 2 opposite 

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



2619. Camperdown Elm— Ulmus scabra, var. pendula. 



usually very unequal at the base, obtuse or acute, 

 doublj' 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-e'lliptic, 

 pubescent, notched, % in. long. Aug. Miss, to Ark. and 

 Tex. S.S. 7:315. -Tender north. 



11. ser6tina, Sarg. Tree, with short spreading and 

 pendulous branches, often furnished with irregular 

 corky wings: lvs. oblong to obovate. unequal at the 

 base, acuminate, doubly serrate, glabrous and lustrous 

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



