THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



the town of South Chelmsford, another in the 

 town of Lincoln may be briefly referred to. 

 For, in some respects, the first named are 

 more beautiful as a group than even the Hol- 

 liston elms, while the latter have that pecul- 

 iar interest and charm that arise from great 

 age. The South Chelmsford elms are on the 

 W. R. Winning farm not far from Carlisle 

 Station. Each is 14 feet in circumference, 

 and the combined spread of the branches is 

 125 feet. They are always conspicuous for 

 the number of birds that nest in their 

 branches, chiefly orioles and vireos. The 

 elms in Lincoln stand directly in front of 

 the oldest house in the town about seventy- 

 five yards from the State road leading from 

 Concord to Boston, and approximately two 

 miles east from Concord. They are about 

 15 feet in circumference, and are beginning 

 to decline. The branches have a highly 

 muscular appearance but have suffered some- 

 what from insect pests. 



