436 ULMLS CAMPESTRIS. 



trails, of TiOudoii. This tree has rather smaller loaves, and a more ))en(Jiiious 

 hal)it of grow'tli than that of the Uhiiiis c. niontaiia; but it iloes not appear to be 

 dillVrent m any other respect. 



3i). II. c. MONTANA rKNin'i.A. Pnidiihuis-hrd iirJiid Moll iitdi II 1'^'uhl Fhii ; Tlinus 

 VI. //riif/ii/d. of London; whicli forms a beautiful, liii:hly characteristic tree, gen- 

 erally sprtwchiii? its branches in a fan-like manner, and stretcliing them out some- 

 times horizontally, and at other limes almost perpendicularly downwards, so tliat 

 its summit exhibits great variety of shape. IJy some, this tree is considered as 

 belonging to an American species of elm; but from its large, rough leaves, its 

 vigorous young wood, and large buds, and, above all, from its flowering at the 

 same time as the Ulmus c. jnontana, and, like it, ripening an abundance of .seeds, 

 which no American elm whatever does, in Britain, wc have not a doubt that it is 

 a sub-variety of the Ulmus c. montana. For particular situations in artificial 

 scenery, it is admirably adapted; for example, for attracting the eye, and fixing 

 it. in order to draw it away from some object which cannot be concealed, but 

 which is not desirable to be seen. 



34. U. c. MONTANA FASTiGiATA. Pastigiate Mowitcdn Field Elm ; Ulmus m. fns- 

 tlgiala, of Loudon ; Exeter Elm, Ford's Ebn, of the English ; a very remarka- 

 ble tree, with peculiarly twisted leaves, and a very fastigiate habit of growth. 

 The leaves, which are very harsh, feather-nerved, and retain their deep-green till 

 they fall off, enfold one side of the shoots. Its foliage is darker than that of any 

 other variety, save that of the Ulmus c. virens; and the singular cup-shaped form 

 of its summit, cannot be mistaken for that of any other tree. It is of less vigor- 

 ous growth than the preceding; but, being of a marked character, it well deserves 

 a place in collections. 



3.5. U. c. MONTANA GLABRA. Sitiootk-leaved Mountain Field Elm; Ulmus m. 

 glabra, of Loudon ; Smooth-leaved Wijch Elm, Feathered Elm, of the English. 

 This variety forms an elegant tall tree, with spreading, rather drooping, smooth, 

 blackish branches, scarcely downy, even in the earliest stages of their growth. 

 The leaves, which are small, and quite oblong, are strongly serrated, very une- 

 qual at the base, but not elongated at the extremity, and are of a rather rigid, 

 firm substance. The surface of both sides is very smooth to the touch, and with- 

 out hairs beneath, except the axillary pubescence of the ribs, which often forms 

 a narrow, downy line along the midrib. The flowers are nearly sessile, with 

 fine, short, bluntish, fringed segments, and as many long stamens, the anthers 

 of which are roundish heart-shaped. The samarae, which are smaller than those 

 of most other varieties, are obovate, cloven down to the seeds, smooth, and often 

 of a reddish hue. This tree is a native of Britain, chiefly of England, in woods 

 and hedges, and forms the most common elm in some parts of Essex. It bears 

 seeds in nearly as great abundance as the Ulmus c. montana ; and, like that 

 variety, may be propagated from seeds, by layers, and cuttings of the root, or by 

 grafting and inoculation. 



36. U. c. MONTANA GLABRA VEGETA. YigoroMS-growing Sm.ooth-leaved, Mountain 

 Field Elm; Ulmus montana vegeta, of IJndley; Ulmus in. glabra vegeta, of 

 Loudon; Huntingdon Elm, Chichester Elm, Scampston Elm, of the English. 

 This is by far the most vigorous-growing kind of elm propagated in British nur- 

 series, often making shoots from six to ten feet in length in one season ; and the 

 tree attaining a height of upwards of thirty feet in ten years from the graft. 

 " Having written to Huntingdon, Chichester, York, Newcastle, and various other 

 places," observes Mr. Loudon, "respecting this elm, we have received the fol- 

 lowing information from Mr. John Wood, nurseryman near Huntingdon, dated 

 November, 1836 : ' The Huntingdon elm,' he says, ' was raised here about 

 eighty or ninety years ago, by an uncle of mine, from seed collected in this neigh- 

 bourhood. I have sent many plants of it all over the country ; and it has been 



