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32830. ULMUS PUMILA ARBOREA. Kitaisky elm. From
F. N. Meyer, Bairam Ali, Russian Turkestan. Graceful, small hardy
tree valuable as an ornamental in rather dry regions. The slender
pinnately branched shoots, often somewhat drooping, render this
form especially attractive. Liable to lose its regularity of outline
when old unless it has plenty of room. Native of Russian Turkestan.

41392. UVARIA CALAMISTRATA. From Mr. W. J. Tutcher,
Hongkong, China. A strong-growing creeping vine, closely allied
to the American pawpaw (Asimina triloba), producing edible fruits
somewhat resembling those of the pawpaw in general appearance.
The fruit is said to have a very pleasant, slightly acid taste, not
greatly unlike that of the Susong calabao (U. rufa) of the Philippine
Islands. Native of Hongkong.

44091. UVARIA RUFA. Banauac. From Mr. P. J. Wester,
Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Climbing Javanese shrub, 16
to 20 feet in height, with edible fruits. Leaves nearly oblong, 3 to 6
inches long. Flowers purplish red, solitary or in clusters of two or
three. The fruits are borne in clusters; are of an oblong-reniform
shape, red when ripe, about 1 1/2 inches long, and are said to have a very
pleasant subacid flavor.

42698. VIBURNUM DAVIDII. From the Vilmorin-Andrieux
Co., Paris, France. Ornamental Chinese shrub, said to be one of the
most distinct and remarkable of the genus. Low bush, with large,
shining, persistent leaves resembling those of a rhododendron. The
terminal umbels of white flowers are succeeded by steel-blue fruits,
ripening in the fall. Native of western China. Said to be hardy.

40198. VIBURNUM LOBOPHYLLUM. Presented by the director.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Deciduous ornamental
shrub with dark, reddish brown branches and flat-topped clusters
of small white flowers. The bright-red fruits, one-third of an
inch long, are ripe in September and October and form the chief
attraction of this shrub. Native of western China. Introduced by
E. H. Wilson in 1901.

40201. VIBURNUM RHYTIDOPHYLLUM. From the Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. One of the most striking of Viburnums
because of its large evergreen foliage, particularly handsome
in autumn with its large clusters of fruit changing from red to
shining black. Evergreen shrub, up to 10 feet high. Has proved
hardy at the Arnold Arboretum and in western New York, but the
leaves suffer more or less in exposed situations. Native of central
and western China.

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