Oct. 2, 1908.J Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 785 



There is a tiee in ilie Governnient Domain. 



U. campestris var. umhraculifera, Trautv. Of the tree shown, which is in 

 the State Nursery at Cam])l)ellt(>wn, Mr. J. McEwen says, "planted seven 

 years, VI feet high. The most compact and symmetrical grower of all the 

 Elms." See photo. 



At the State Nursery, Campbelltow ii, we liave also the so-called varieties 

 Chester and amplexicaulis. 



2. U. scabra, Miller (Syn. T. tnontanu, Withering). Here is an instance in 

 which a name hnm in use in New South Wales must give way to the laws of 

 botanical priority. Native of Europe, Noi-th Africa, Central Asia to China 

 and Japan. 



This includes : — 



U. montana, Withering. The " Wych Elm," " Scotch or Mountain Elm," 

 or " Dutch Elm." This is the native Elm of England. Bows were made of 

 the wood of the Wych Elm, whicli were considered only second in quality to 

 those of Ye v. See Syme. EnffJ. Bot. t. 1 287. 



The Huntington Elm is placed by Loudon, iii, 1404, under U. glabra, 

 Mill (the Smooth-leaved oi- Wych Ehnj, variety ve</eta, of which he gives 

 U. montana cegeta as a synonym. This is, according to Loudon, by far the 

 most vigorous kind of Elm propagated in British nurseries, " the fastest 

 grower, and produces the l^est timber oi all elms." For an account of its 

 origin see Loudon loc. '-it. 



Theie is a specimen in the State Nursery, Campbelltown. It is the fastest 

 g'ower of the Elms in Sydney except the "Canadian Giant." Also L 15. 



The photo is that of a specimen of (J. montana in the State Nursery, 

 Campbelltown. It is 22 years old. Mr. McEwen reports : — " Height about 

 50 fe^t ; upright growth. Well suited for this flistrict. All the Elms grow 

 well here." 



There is also a photo of a tine tree in the Government Domain. 

 Uhnus " CanacUan Giant " is also a variety of montana, and is the quickest 

 grower in Sydney. It is rather more spreading than the ordinary form. 

 There is a specimen on the sloping lawn, nearest Government House, and 

 looking towards the sea-wall. 



There is a photo of a specimen in the State Nursery, Campbelltown. 

 " Planted seven years ; 12 feet ; steady growth." (J. McEwen.) 



We have U. montana var. purpurea in Campbelltown, and it, like many 

 others, is listed by the Sydney nurserymen It owes its name to the purplish 

 leaves, but thev do not colour well in Sydney. There is a specimen in the 

 Government Domain. 



See photo of a tree, State Nursery, Campbelltown. '' Planted twenty- 

 two years ago. Wide spreading ha^>it. About 20 feet high." (J. McEwen.) 

 3. U. parvifiora, Jacq. (syn. U. chinensis, Pers). The Chinese Elm. 

 I draw special attention to the fact that U. chincnsis, being a later name, 

 has been suppressed by modern botanists. The name is widely in use in New 

 South Wales, and convenient, but w^ must drop it, whether we like it or not. 



