564 ULMACE^B. 



ORD. LXXIX. ULMACE^E, ELM TRIBE. 



Stamens and pistils in the same or different flowers ; 

 perianth bell-shaped, often irregular ; stamens equalling 

 in number, and opposite to the lobes of the perianth ; 

 ovary not attached to the perianth, 2-eelled, styles and 

 stigmas 2 ; fruit 1 or 2-cellect, not bursting, drupe-like, 

 or furnished with a leafy border. Trees or shrubs with 

 rough leaves and clustered flowers (never in catkins) in- 

 habiting temperate climates, and often forming valuable 

 timber-trees. The most important genus is that of Elm 

 (Ulmus), a full account of which will be found in 

 " Forest Trees of Britain,'' vol.ii. 



SEED OF ELM. 



1. ULMUS (Elm). Perianth bell-shaped, 4 5-cleft, 

 persistent ; stamens 5 ; styles 2 ; capsule thin and leaf- 

 like, containing a single seed. (Name, the Latin name 

 of the tree). 



1. ULMUS (Elm). 



1. U. campestris (Common small-leaved Elm). 

 Leaves obliquely wedge-shaped at the base, tapering to 



