CONYERSATION VIII. 



Uncle Philip and his little Friends continue 

 their' Conversation about Trees; he tells 

 them of the different kinds of Elm, arid 

 Lime, and of the num>erous FaTnily of the 

 Pines ; and of a vast Trough that was made 

 once in Sivitzerland, reaching from the top 

 of a Mountain to a Lake 7iine miles dis 

 tant. 



" Uncle Philip, we have come to claiip 

 your promise about the elms, if you please." 



" Certainly, my dear children ; you know 

 that nothing pleases me more than telling- you 

 whatever I know that is useful. In Europe, th 

 elm is considered one of the most valuabl 

 trees of the forest : second only to the oak 

 which it almost equals in size. In France, 

 there are a few very old elms that were planted 

 nearly three hundred years ago, and are now 

 nearly ten feet thick, and a hundred feet high ; 

 but these are uncommonly large. The general 



