36 ELM. 



they were, I was told they belonged to Mrs. 

 Abernethy, the widow of the eminent sur- 

 geon of that name. Probably, long ere this, 

 death and the Sanitary Eeform Act have 

 dealt alike fatal strokes to the willows and 

 their venerable owner. 



BEECH. 



This is not a tree to plant extensively 

 among us. Here it is ornamental as a single 

 tree ; or, with a like view, if planted for va- 

 riety's sake, among a motley group of other 

 kinds, in park or pleasure-ground. In Hert- 

 fordshire especially it reaches perfection, and 

 is applicable to many various uses in London, 

 and is extensively used in its application to 

 carpenters' tools and the uses of many other 

 handicraftsmen. 



ELM. 



The same remarks are as applicable to this 

 as to the former, as timber. Besides, I know 



