38977. TOLUIFERA PE- 

 REIRAE, Peru Balsam. From J. 

 Pascual Baldwin, Hal ana, C :iba. Tall 

 leguminous tree with thick bark, 

 glossy, ornamental foliage and bright 

 yellcw flowers. The commercial bal' 

 sam of Peru is obtained from incisions 

 in the bark. It is very fragrant and 

 has a sweetish taste. 



38739. TRACHYCARPUS 

 MARTI AN A. Palm. FromL.J.3Iack. 

 intosh, Darjeeling, India. Trunk 20 

 to 50 feet, slender, clothed beneath 

 the crown with the persistent leaf 

 sheaths: younger parts softly hairy; 

 leaves, 4- to 5 feet across, cut halfway 

 down into linear 2-lobed segments; 

 flowers yellow: fruit a drupe, 1 to 

 inches long, dirty blue. 



32829. ULMUS DENS A. 



Stamboul Elm. From F. >\ 3Ieyer, 

 Oasis of 3Ierv, Russian Turkestan. 

 Large tree with exceedingly dense, 

 umbrella-shaped head, formed by the 

 many-forked, often corky, winged 

 branches. Reported as valuable shade 

 tree for regions with hot summers and 

 mild winters. Thrives fairly well on 

 alkaline soil. 



