37810. ULMUS PARVIFOLIA. 



Elm. From Frank N. Meyer, Nan to 

 tchu, Shensi, ChinL Small-leaved 

 species, ranging fron* 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. 



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22975. ULMUS PUMILA. 



Chinese Elm. From Frank N. Meyer, 

 Fengtai, China. Tall shade and tim- 

 ber tree, remarkably resistant to 

 droughts and severe extremes of tem- 

 perature. Timber mainly used for the 

 manufacture of Chinese carts. Of ex- 

 ceptional promise as a shade tree for 

 the northern semi-arid regions of the 

 United States. 



22978 VIBURNUM MACRO- 

 CEPhALljM Giant Chinese Snow- 

 ball. 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 w ild form and 

 grown in tubs. A very showy shrub. 

 Probably not hardy in the north. 



