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THE ELM. 



upright tree, composed of many tiers of spreading branches, 

 which often hang in graceful festoons at the extremities : 



COMMON ELM-SEED. 



COMMON ELM-LEAF. 



its flowers are not easily distinguished from those of other 



species ; the winged seed- 

 vessel is cleft nearly down to 

 the centre ; the leaves are 

 rough to the touch, tapering 

 to a point, and obliquely 

 wedge-shaped at the base ; 

 the young twigs are downy, 

 and sometimes slightly corky. 

 Ulmus stricta, Cornish 

 Elm, is a tree of more rigid 

 growth than the preceding ; 

 the flower-buds are arranged 

 more regularly on the twigs ; 

 the leaves are much smaller, 

 more evenly notched, and 

 nearly smooth. It is mostly 

 confined to the counties of 

 Devon and Cornwall. In 

 these two species the main 

 trunk is generally continuous 

 nearly to the summit. 



CORNISH ELM. 



