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aflumed the dignity, and hoary roughnefs of 

 age, few of it's foreft-brethren (tho, properly 

 fpeaking, it is not a forefter) excel it in 

 grandeur, and beauty. 



The elm is the firft tree, that falutes the 

 early fpring with it's light, and cheerful green 

 a tint, which contrafts agreeably with the 

 oak, whofe early leaf has generally more of 

 the olive-caft. We fee them fometimes in 

 fine harmony together, about the end of april, 

 and the beginning of may. We often alfo 

 fee the elm planted with the Scotch fir. In 

 the fpring it's light green is very difcordant 

 with the gloomy hue of it's companion : but 

 as the year advances, the elm-leaf takes a 

 darker tint, and unites in harmony with 

 the fir. In autumn alfo the yellow leaf of 

 the elm mixes as kindly with the orange of 

 the beech, the ocher of the oak, and many 

 of the other fading hues of the wood. 



A fpecies of this tree, called the wich-elm, 

 is perhaps generally more pi<Sturefque, than the 

 common fort, at leaft on a fore-ground, as it 

 hangs more negligently : tho, at the fame time, 

 with this negligence, it lofes in a good degree, 

 that happy furface for catching mafles of light, 

 which we admire in the common elm, and 



which 



