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 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 yiBURNUM MACRO- 

 CEPhALUM 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 wild form and 

 grown in tubs. A very showy shrub. 

 Probably not hardy in the north. 



