Archive image from page 243 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer06bail Year: 1906 2618. A Feathered Elm—Ulmus Americana. Var. Iaevi3, Spach (CI. nUens, Monch. CI. glAbra, Mill., not Huds. U. carpinifblia, Lindl.). Tree with- out suckers: branches sprea
Archive image from page 243 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer06bail Year: 1906 2618. A Feathered Elm—Ulmus Americana. Var. Iaevi3, Spach (CI. nUens, Monch. CI. glAbra, Mill., not Huds. U. carpinifblia, Lindl.). Tree with- out suckers: branches spreading, sometimes pendulous, not corky: lvs. ovate or obovate to obovate-oblong, gla- brous and smooth above, glabrous or pubescent only at the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. distinctly petioled, with 5-6 exserted stamens: f r. obovate. Var. Japbnica, Sarg. in herb. Tree, attaining 80 ft.: branches light yellowish gray, covered with short pu- bescence when young: petioles densely pubescent, in. long: lvs. oblong-obovate, glabrous above, grayish pu bescent beneath, 4-6 in. long: fls. almost sessile. Japan. 6:327. —This form very much resembles the Ameri- can Elm in habit, foliage and pubescence, but the fls. and fr. are like those of CI. campestris; it may prove to be a distinct species. The following are the most important horticultural forms : Var. Antarctica, Arb. Kew. fShrub or small tree, with slender often pendulous branches: lvs. slen- der-petioled, obovate, incisely doubly serrate, some- what curled, 1-2K in. long. Var. Antarctica aurea, Hort. (CI. campestris aurea, Morr. U. Sdsseclsii, Hort.). Similar to the preceding but with yellow lvs. Var. Berardi, Bushy shrub, with slender, upright branches: lvs. 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 branches and oval, somewhat rough lvs. Var. C'ornubiensis, Loud. (var. Sarniensis, Loud. U.
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