. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 25*8. A Feathered ElmâUlmus Americana. Var. IJevis, Spach (U. nlfens, Monch. U. glcibra, Mill., not Huds. U. carpinifolia, Lindl.). Tree with- out sucliers: branches spreading, sometimes pendulous, not corlsy: Ivs. ovate or obovate to obovate-oblong, gla- brous and smooth above, glabrous or pubescent only at th
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 25*8. A Feathered ElmâUlmus Americana. Var. IJevis, Spach (U. nlfens, Monch. U. glcibra, Mill., not Huds. U. carpinifolia, Lindl.). Tree with- out sucliers: branches spreading, sometimes pendulous, not corlsy: Ivs. ovate or obovate to obovate-oblong, gla- brous and smooth above, glabrous or pubescent only at the veins beneath, 2^ in. long: fls. distinctly petioled, with 5-6 exserted stamens: fr. obovate. Var. Jap6nica, Sarg. in herb. Tree, attaining 80 ft.: branches light yellowish gray, covered with short pu- bescence when young: petioles densely pubescent, % in. long: Ivs. oblong-obovate, glabrous above, grayish pu bescent beneath, 4-6 in. long: fls. almost sessile. Japan. 6:327. âThis form very much resembles the Ameri- can Elm in habit, foliage and pubescence, but the fls. and fr. are like those of [T. ca7npestris; it may prove to be a distinct species. The following are the most important horticultural forms : Var. Antdrctica, Arb. Kew. 'Shrub or small tree, with slender often pendulous branches: Ivs. slen- der-petioled, obovate, incisely doubly serrate, some- what curled, 1-2K in. long. Var. Autirctica aiirea, Hort. (f. camplstris aiirea, Morr. U. JRdsseelsii, Hort.). Similar to the preceding but with yellow Ivs. Var. Berardi, Bushy shrub, with slender, upright branches: Ivs. oblong to narrow-oblong, with few coarse teeth, %-l in. long; it belongs, perhaps, to Zelkowa. Var. Clemmeri, Hort. Narrow pyramidal tree with spreading short Ijranches and oval, somewhat rough Ivs. Var. Cornubi^asis, Loiid. (var. SarnUnsis, Loud. n. Wheatleyi, Hort. U. stricfa, Lindl.). Guernsey Elm. Cornish Elm. Tree, with short as- cending branches forming a dense, narrow pyramid: Ivs
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