THE WITCH HAZEL, SORREL TREE, ETC. VI 



the name " slippery elm "), which is possessed of 

 demulcent and medicinal qualities. One may easily 

 identify the tree by the gummy, aromatic taste of 

 the bark on the branchlets. The wood is reddish, 

 tough, and very durable; it is used by the farmers 

 for fence posts, as it lasts a long time half burie 1 

 in the ground. It is common from New England 

 to the Dakotas and eastern Nebraska, and south- 

 ward to Florida and Texas, but in the country im 

 mediately south of the White Mountains I notice 

 that it rarely develops beyond the proportions of 

 a small tree, with a trunk of about eight inches diam- 

 eter. 



The Scotch elm( TJlmus montana), sometimes called 

 Wych elm, has similar but smaller and less rough 

 leaves than the slippery elm ; the buds are not downy, 

 and the branches droop at their extremities. This 

 tree is extensively cultivated, and will be found in 

 many of our parks. 



American, or The American elm is justly famous 



White Elm. as one f the most beautiful of all 



Ulmus Americana. t, c j.i r n,-\ 



trees. It frequently grows from <»<• 

 to 80, and occasionally 120 feet high. One of our 

 cities (New Haven), by reason of its beautiful elms, 

 has been called the "Elm City," and many New 

 England towns and villages — Greenfield, Deerheld, 

 Andover. Concord, and a host of others — boast of 



