found in old fields, preparing the soil for a more valuable species 

 and acting as a nurse to it. As such it may be used to advantage. 

 The fruit matures in September. The pulp must be washed from the 

 stone, which should be planted at once in rich, moist soil. Two 

 years will not be too long for the seedlings to remain under nursery 

 care. After they have had a start in the plantation, yellow poplar, 

 sugar maple, white pine and perhaps hemlock might be mixed with it 

 in alternate rows. It sprouts readily and may be raised from 

 suckers or from bits of root. 



SLIPPERY ELM, BED ELM, MOOSE ELM. 



Ulmus fulva, Michx. 



A tree which is suitable to plant in wet locations, although it is 

 sometimes found on the hillsides. By some the wood is said to be 

 superior to that of the white elm. The fruit is mature in June. It 

 may be gathered from under the tree and sown at once in the nursery 

 beds. If they are dry, moisture should be applied to the beds artifi- 

 cially. Give protection during summer from the sun. If the moisture 

 has been sufficient, the plants may be set out that fall, but it may be 

 best to allow them to remain for another year. Fall transplanting is 

 preferred. It may be mixed with beech, oak, ash, or sugar maple. 



WHITE ELM, WATER ELM, AMERICAN ELM. 

 Ulmus Americana, L. 



The white elm rivals the sugar maple in size. Its wood is very 

 hard to split and is used where such resistance is necessary. It, too 

 prefers moist, rich soil, but will grow in other situations. The fruit 

 is mature in June and should be treated as that of the slippery elm. 

 It may be mixed with birch, beech or maple. 



HACKBERRY, SUGAR BERRY. 



Celtis occidentals, L. 



Although this tree reaches a fair size, its wood is of no practical 

 importance. The fruit is a small drupe, maturing in autumn. The 



