
          37810. ULMUS PARVIFOLIA,
Elm. From Frank N. Meyer, Nan to
tchu, Shensi, China. Small-leaved
species, ranging from shrub to tall
tree according to location. Very
drought resistant and stands fair
amount of alkali. Much planted by
Chinese for cart building lumber.
Adapted to mild-wintered, semi-arid
regions, for lumber and park purposes.

22975. ULMUS PUMILA.
Chinese Elm. From Frank N. Meyer,
Fengtai, China. Tall shade and timber 
tree, remarkably resistant to
droughts and severe extremes of 
temperature. Timber mainly used for the
manufacture of Chinese carts. Of 
exceptional promise as a shade tree for
the northern semi-arid regions of the
United States.

22978 VIBURNUM MACROCEPHMALUM 
Giant Chinese Snowball.
From Soochow, Kiangsu, China,
through Frank N. Meyer. A tall bush,
bearing very large umbels of white
flowers, attaining sometimes a foot
in diameter. Employed by Chinese
extensively as a dooryard shrub; often
dwarfed by grafting on wild form and
grown in tubs. A very showy shrub.
Probably not hardy in the north.
        