ULMACE^. SILVA OF NORTH AMERICA. 



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Celtis Mississippiensis was described from a plant cultivated in Paris, where it was probably 

 introduced by the elder Michaux/ who was the first botanist to explore the forests of that part of the 

 Mississippi basin where this tree abounds. Its rapid growth, excellent habit, and cheerful fohage, 

 which remains on the branches with slight change of color until the beginning of winter, make it a 

 desirable ornamental tree, and it is now generally used to shade the streets of the cities and towns of 

 central and western Texas. 



1 See i. 68. 



