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Ulmus—continued. 
U. americana (American)* American or White Elm. f. in 
close fascicles, on slender, drooping peduncles or pedicels, whic 
are jointed above the middle; perianth seven to nine-lobed; 
fascicles close. fr. oval or ovate, glabrous, except on the 
margins, jin. long. l. obovate-oblong or oval, abruptly acute, 
Abari and often doubly serrated, 2in. to 4in. long, smooth or 
nearly so above, softly pubescent or soon glabrous beneath, 
Branches not corky; branchlets and buds glabrous. A. 80ft. to 
m ) North America, 1752. An ornamental tree. (T. S. M. 
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vU. iMi." Alme; Aume-tree ; common Elm. 
than U. montana ; stamens often four. 
beneath, or nearly glabrous. Trunk attaining 20ft. in girth, with 
bark ; sending up abundant suckers. h. 125ft. 
Europe. (Britain. See Fig. 138, (B. M. Pl. 232) Syn. 
U. carpinifolia. U. glabra and U. su are regarded, by 
Hooker, as mere varieties of this s es; but f i 
gem they are kept distinct in this ws decente 
+ €. acutifolia (acute-leaved). Z., in old specimens, more taper- 
and branches more pendulou : Mic 
ing, ` De ous, than in U. e. alba, which 
U. c, antarctica (Antarctic). A graceful mall-l d f 
somewhat resembling U. c. viminalis. The name af this form is 
——e smsen as there are no Elms in the Southern hemi- 
.U. c. aurea (golden). This is one of the most distinct and 
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. c. Berardi (Berard's) A distinct and retty f K 
what erect habit, with small, rather rigid ue tren 
as a seedling in the nurseries of Simon-Louis Bros., near Metz. 
U. c. betulefolia (Birch- i 
ET T rch-leaved). Z. somewhat resembling those 
v. €. chinensis (Chinese) A low and rather tender bush. 
V. e Q T " ien (goncave-leåyved), This is scarcely distinct 
U. e, cornubiensis. Cornish Elm. /. small, stron, i 
SC Branches bright brown, smooth p Bsr 
uous when young, and very compact, becoming upright with 
age. ''This variety, in the climate of London, is a week or a 
fortnight later in coming into leaf than the common Elm, from 
which, and from all other varieties, it is readily distinguished 
by the bark of old trees, which never scales off, bee tears asunder. 
exhibiting its fibrous construction, in the manner of the bark of 
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Ulmus—continued. 
U. c. foliis-variegatis (variegated-leaved). l. striped with 
white, very ornamental in spring. 
U. c. latifolia (broad-leaved). l. broader than in the species, 
and expanding very early in spring. 
U. c. nana (dwarf), This very distinct variety is said not to 
grow above 2ft. high in ten or twelve years. 
U. c. parvifolia (small-leaved). A very common variety in 
all the woods of the South of Russia, and varying in height 
- from that of a medium-sized tree to that of a diminutive 
shrub, according to soil and climate. 
U. c. planifolia, (flat-leaved). A handsome, small tree, closely 
resembling U. e parvifolia. 
U. e. rotundifolia (round-leaved). This form is characterised 
by its roundish-oval or sub-orbicular leaves. See Fig. 139. 
U. c. sarniensis. Jersey Elm. A free-growing variety, 
differing very little from the type. rip bn Bl 
U. c. stricta (upright). Red English Elm. One of the m 
valuable timber-trees of the lleaved kinds; growth very 
„rigid. The timber is of excellent quality, and the tree forms 
poles of equal diameter throughout. 
U. e. tortuosa, Twisted Elm. This is the only Elm that 
grows freely from cuttings. The wood of the tortuous parts ` 
of the trunk is valuable for the naves of wheels. 
U. c. umbraculifera (umbrella-bearing). A compact-growing 
form, with a dense, umbrella-like head. 
. €, viminalis (twiggy). 7. small. Branches numerous, 
slender, twig-like. A very distinct and elegant variety. 
U. c. virens (green). Kidbrook Elm. “Almost evergreen in a 
mild winter; and, as such, is the most ornamental tree of the 
genus. It must not, however, be depended upon as a timber- 
tree, because, in some autumns, the frost kills the shoots. The 
bark is red, and the tree of spreading habit. This, like. 
U. c. stricta, grows well upon chalk." (Loudon.) 
U. carpinifolia (Hornbeam-leaved). A synonym of U. campestris. 
U. effusa (effuse) A synonym of U. pedunculata. 
U. fulva (fulvous). Slippery or Red Elm. f. nearly sessile; 
perianth ents and stamens seven to nine. fr. orbicular, 
eight to nine lines wide, not ciliated, the cell pubescent. 
l. ovate-oblong, acuminate, doubly serrated, An. to 8in. long, 
Fig. 140. LEAFY AND FLOWER-BEARING TWIGS OF ULMUS 
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