



WHAT IS 1.1:11 OF A (;IAM KI.M 



One of the inirposcs of the assoc-ialion's search ftjr pholofjrajjlis of large trees was to arouse 

 puljlic interest in the subject and lead to the preservation of fine specimens. Thio photo- 

 Krai)h shows what is too often the fate of the most magnificent trees. It represents the 

 remains of a swamp or white elm {Ulmus americann) near Morgantown, \V. \';i., mcasur- 

 uig i?, feet in circumference. According to A. (). WoodfiU of Morgantown, the photog- 

 rapher, the tree was (le[)rive(l of its largest branches eight years ago, because main- people 

 sought shelter under the tree during storms, and the heavy "top liamper" was'deemed 

 unsafe. The trimming was ai)i)arent]y too severe, however', for the tree died, and is now 

 nothmg but a stumij ."iO feet high. It stands in black, sandy loam on the edge of a small 

 swamp, surrounded by many small elms. (Fig. 1 1.) 



