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(var. sulerosa jjendilla), a j^icfcuresque grower, B. The 

 Twiggy English Elm (var. viminalis), Avith small leaves 

 and slender branches, is distinct and beautiful, C. 



Some of this section have characteristic foliage, which 

 renders them valuable, such as the Yariegated-leaved 

 English Elm (var. variegata argentea), with the leaves dis- 

 tinctly mottled with silvery white, B. Golden-leaved 

 English Elm (var. aurea) has its leaves blotched with yel- 

 low. Purple-leaved English Elm (var. purpurea), a hand- 

 some tree, with the leaves purple- tinged early in the sea- 

 son ; compact and upright in habit, A. Nettle-leaved 

 English Elm (var. utriccsfoUa) has large serrated leaves, 

 of peculiar appearance ; fine habit. A, Curled-leaved 

 English Elm (var. cucullata), with curled, hood-like 

 leaves, sharply notched, B. Plume-like English Elm 

 (var. plumosa), another curled-leaved variety, the branches 

 and foliage of which have a plume-like appearance. 



There are also belonging to the English Elms, a beauti- 

 ful compact-growing variety, with dark foliage, called the 

 Serrate-leaved English Elm (var. serratifolia), B ; the 

 Belgian Elm (var. Belgica), of rapid, spreading growth, 

 much planted in European streets, A; Cornish Elm (var. 

 CornuUensis), of vigorous upright growth, A ; and the 

 Monumental Elm (var. rtionumentalis), of distinct colum- 

 nar form, dense and slow-growing, C, besides some others 

 that are less distinct. 



The Scotch, or Wych Elm ( U. montana), and varieties 

 possess great value for ornamental planting, usually hav- 

 ing large leaves, broad forms and heavy verdure, and some 

 are pendant in habit. The type is a fine spreading 

 grower, B. The Weeping Camperdown Elm (var. Camper- 

 cloioni) is of unsurpassed excellence, and when grafted 

 eight feet high, forms, with its long, dark-green leaves 

 and masses of luxuriant, hanging branches, a striking and 

 picturesque oljject ; with slight training tlie tree forms 

 almost a perfect arbor, C, Of others, the common Weep- 



