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several principal branches, and these again into 

 smaller ones all taking a decided upward direc- 

 tion, making sharp 

 angles with the main 

 trunk and' with each 

 other. Very few 

 branches assume a 

 horizontal or droop- 

 ing position, except 

 the outer lowest 

 ones. This upward 

 tendency of all the 

 branches gives the 

 tree the general 

 shape of a feather 

 duster. 



All the branches 

 of an elm tree are 

 graceful in form 

 throughout. They 

 are not as pliant and 

 tender as those of 

 the willow, nor as 

 rugged as those of 

 the oak, but possess 

 that unassuming 

 grace so pleasing to 

 the eye. 



Owing to the up- 

 ward tendency of the THE ELM. BOX ELDER TO THE RIGHT. 



