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42720. TOLUIFERA BALSAMUM. Tolu balsam tree. 



From Mr. H. M. Curran, Calamar, Colombia. A South Americon 

 balsam-bearing tree, up to 75 feet or more in height. The foliage 

 resembles that of the locust, as do the white or whitish clusters of 

 pealike flowers. Trunk straight, covered with thick rough bark. 

 The balsam is obtained from incisions in the bark. 



41871. TRACHYCARPUS TAKIL. Fan palm. From Mr. A. 

 C. Hartless, Seharunpur, India. A lofty Himalayan palm, 40 to 50 

 feet high, of slender and stately appearance. It much resembles the 

 somewhat smaller Chinese Windmill palm (T. ezcelsus), which has 

 been planted extensively in California. Found at altitudes up to 

 8,000 to 10,000 feet in the western Himalayas. Fruits are said to be 

 edible. 



43580. TRICONDYLUS MYRICOIDES. From Mr. H. B. 

 Shaw, Clarence, Blue Mountain, New South Wales. Ornamental 

 shrub, 8 to 10 feet in height, with very narrow lanceolate leaves and 

 terminal or axillary clusters of cream-colored flowers. The wood, 

 which is of value, is very hard, light colored, and beautifully marked. 



44415. TRICONDYLUS OBLIQUA. From the Jardin Bo- 

 tanico, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ornamental Chilean shrub with 

 alternate, smooth, slightly toothed leaves, and yellowish white 

 flowers in axillary racemes. It is net unlikely that the wood may 

 be of value in cabinetwork, as is that of other species of this genus. 



32831. ULMUS DENSA. Charavidny elm. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Oasis of Merv, Russian Turkestan. Divides into several 

 stems immediately above the ground, forming a remarkably dense 

 umbrellalike head. Valuable shade tree for regions with long, hot 

 summers and winters not too cold. Thrives fairly well on alkaline 

 soils. . 



ULMUS FOLIACEA SUBEROSA. Cork-barked elm. Orna- 

 mental tree of stiff, spreading, low habit, with corky winged 

 branches and smooth, bright-green obliquely oval leaves. The 

 corky ridges, of which there are usually four, do not appear until 

 the branches are two or more years old. Said to be common in the 

 forests of central Europe, where it is a native woodland tree. 



ULMUS PUMILA. North Chinese elm. Shade and timber 

 tree, remarkably resistant to droughts, alkali, and severe extremes of 

 temperature. Timber used in China mainly in the manufacture of 

 carts. Of exceptional promise as a shade tree for the semiarid re- 

 gions of the United States, where it has made phenomenally rapid 

 growth. Deserves trial in shelter belts of the Northwest. 



