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elms on our grounds are small, not being- included in the trees- 

 planted nine years ago, hence it is not fair to compare the 

 growth they have made with the other trees here described. 

 In the city of Logan and some of the nearby towns, handsome 

 specimens of this elm can be seen frequently. By some 

 planters it is thought to be a better tree than its American 

 cousin, being- more sturdy in habit, thus resisting- the winds 

 better, and not suffering- at all from the attacks of the aphis. 

 But the elms should be planted largely for their beauty and the 

 European one is not nearly as handsome as the American tree. 

 In many respects the two species are similar, the chief dif- 

 ferences being- in the sturdiness of the European Elm and the 

 drooping- and more graceful habit of the native species. It is 

 said that the leaves of the European tree show a week or ten 

 days earlier and continue that much later than do those of the 

 American FUm a strong- point in favor of the foreign tree. 

 The timber of the European Elm is more valuable than is that 

 of the American. There are several fine varieties of this 

 species sold by nurserymen, all of which are worthy of trial. 



THE SYCAMORES. 



The Sycamore, Buttonwood or Plane-tree. (PI a tan us occi- 

 dentalis L.) Several plants of this species grown from 

 seed planted where the trees now stand, are growing slowly 

 but steadily. The trees are yet small, having only attained the 

 height of 17 feet and a circumference of 13 inches. The 

 forestry records show that several Sycamores were set in 

 the plantation, but these have disappeared, and it is further 

 stated that these trees suffered severely from winter-killing, 

 it is probable that the) 7 have succumbed to the cold. The 

 Sycamore, then, is not perfectly hardy in the colder parts of 

 Utah. At a lower altitude, or a little farther south, the species, 

 no doubt, is hardy. 



The Sycamore is a well known tree in the states east of the 

 Mississippi. In this region it is counted the largest forest tree. 

 It is remarkable not only for its size, but for its thin bark which 

 it sheds, leaving a smooth white surface, the tree thus becom- 

 ing a conspicuous figure in any landscape. The foliage is 

 sparse and the rusty green leaves resemble those of the grape 

 in color and outline. Nurserymen claim that the following 

 species is better than this one for planting in Utah : 



