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The Scotch Elms were probably planted when the New 
Warminster Road was made. 
The English apparently grew on the side of a disused lane, part 
of which was taken into the new road. 
The Scotch, though seeding profusely, do not appear to have 
increased in number since they were first planted. The English 
on the other hand, though rarely producing perfect seed, are 
surrounded by a dense undergrowth of similar Elms, and have 
encroached on, and in some places, destroyed the hedge. 
These two Elms are now considered to be the only true species 
in Great Britain. All others to be merely varieties of one or 
other of these two. (1) 
In the second part of this paper I will endeavour to give a short 
account of the varieties of these two species, and particularly will 
call attention to the remarkable specimens of some of these 
varieties in our Park. But in the first place I will confine myself 
to the history of the Elm. 
The Scotch Elm is considered to be undoubtedly native, (2) 
that is, it has not been introduced by human agency. 
The first question that arises is whether the English Elm is a 
native of this country. 
It is now considered that it is zof (on the ground mainly that 
it does not usually ripen its seed here). (3) 
Mr. Clement Reid says “The common Elm ( U/mus Campestris) 
in England, only produces perfect seed about once in forty 
years. (4) 
Mr. Chisholm Batten in his paper on “ The Forest Trees of 
Somerset ” gives the following note. (5) Some sceptics maintain 
(1) ‘‘ Hooker’s Students’ Flora of the British Islands,” p. 362. ‘‘ Selby’s. 
Forest Trees,” p. 103. 
(2) ‘*Selby’s Forest Trees,” p. 124. ‘‘ Hooker’s Students? Flora of the 
British Islands,”’ p. 362. 
(3) ‘‘ Hooker’s Students’ Flora of the British Islands,” p. 362. ‘‘ Bentham. 
and Hooker’s British Flora,” 5th Ed, p. gor. 
(4) ‘*The Origin of the British Flora,” p. 11. 
(5) “Proc, Som. Arch. and Nat. Hist. Soc.,” Vol. 36, p. 176 
