Handbook of Ti^ees of the Nortiiekn States and Canada. 189 



The Slipi 

 or 70 ft. \vi 

 nuirc tlinii l 

 latcil the ti 

 feet cif tlie 

 wliic'li hnni 



Klin at til ins the lieight of 60 

 straight columnar trunk rarely 

 r o ft. in (iiainctcr. \\lien iso- 

 k divides usually within a few 

 round into a few lar";e limbs 



ich am 

 luciadtoppc'd head, si 

 Wiiite Khu. Its lar-re 



levcdop into a graceful 



similar to that of the 



riier rugose leaves 



are features wliieli 



It thrives hest ii 

 lands and along th 



readily 

 tlu' ri 

 hmks 



distinguish it. 



•h soil of bottom- 



of streams. Here 



it is usually associated witii tiie Burr and 

 Swamp White Oaks, Bhuk. Silver, and Red 

 Maples, Hackberry, etc.. but it is also found, 

 though in smaller stature, on rocky ridges 

 and slopes. Its fragrant mucilaginous inner 

 bark is used in medicine and is also some- 

 what nutricious, a fact which occasionally 

 leads to the destriiction by boys, who sometimes 

 literally skin it alive wlien once its identity 

 is discovered. 



A cubic foot of the absolutely dry wood 

 weighs 43.35 lbs. It is tough and strong and 

 especially valued for the ribs of small boats 

 and in the manufacture of agricultural imple- 

 ments, for railway ties, etc. 2 



Lravrs obovate-oblong, from obtuse to subcord- 

 ate and inequilateral at ba«p. aliruptly acuminate 

 at apex, doubly serrate, thick, tirm, rugose, dark 

 green and very rough above, pale tomentose bo- 

 neath. especially in the axils of the veins ; buds 

 obtuse or rounded, densely rusty tomentose. 

 Flowers in crowded spreading fascicles with sliort 

 pedicels; calyx 7-0-Iobed ; stigmas reddish purple. 

 Fruit ripening when tlie leaves are about liali 

 grown, suborbicular, iA--y, in. long with tomentose 

 cell and broad thiu glabrous wings. 



I. Ulmns fulva Michx. 

 •2. A. W., I, 11. 



