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Hupeh, China. September 5, 1917.) An ornamental tree 
belonging to the walnut family, growing to a large 
size. The foliage is pinnated and of fresh green 
color, in early spring, before the leaves are out, 
the trees are loaded with long greenish brown, stami- 
nate catkins, which give them a festive appearance; 
these are followed by racemes of small winged fruits 
which persist on the trees until September. The young 
foliage is covered with small yellow-brown glands and 
when rubbed smells like sour apples. The trees love 
moist situations, especially near runningwater and in 
porous soil; however, they also thrive on dry fields, 
but do not grow so fast nor so large as when near 
water. It is one of the best flowering trees in the 
Foreign concessions at Hankow and Shanghai and is 
called by foreigners the 'Chinese ash' on account of 
its resemblance to a Fraxinus. Chinese name Maliu shu, 
meaning 'Fiber willow tree', often abbreviated to Liu 
shu. This i§ a very promising shade tree for streets, 
parks and gardens in those sections of the United 
States where the summers are moist and warm and the 
winters but moderately cold. It does well where rice 
and cotton mature fully, and where the large-leaved 
privet (Ligu8trum lueidum Ait.) and the tea-olive {Soman- 
thus fragrans Lour.) remain out-of-doors the year round." 
(Meyer.) 
Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
In a letter dated September 7, 1918, Miss Alice Cooper, 
of Mayesville, South Carolina reports: 
"S.P.I. No. 18586, Primus sp. This bore heavily 
and was a beautiful sight. Some of the plums were al- 
most as big as our largest "Abundance", almost black 
and covered with a purple bloom. The tree was admired 
by many for its beauty, and all agreed that the fruit 
was fine. It was so solid and meaty that it could be 
cut in slices and had a splendid flavor. We are de- 
lighted with it. Lilium sp. S.P.I. No. 40751. Lily. This 
grew nearly four feet tall and bore four of the 
largest white lilies I ever saw. One bud was six and 
one half inches long. The blooms were trumpet shaped, 
pure white, fragrant. Stamens brown." 
n Prunu8 armeniaea 38281. Chinese Apricot has done ex- 
ceptionally well, the leaves are healthy and free 
from shot-hole fungus. No American variety that I 
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