ELM 



103 



often crossing over in two curved hooks; the wing is 

 netted. The green samaras frequently hang on the trees 

 in tufts so dense as to give the trees an appearance of 

 green before the foliage is out. 



Jf Jf Seed above the centre of the obovate 

 samara. 



76 2 9 



Fig. 99. Elm, Ulmus campestris. 1, flowering shoot ; 2, twig of the 

 preceding year, with tuft of fruits and a dwarf shoot bearing foliage ; 

 3, a flower; 4, ovary; 5, fruit; 68, seeds; 9, buds (Wi). 



U. campestris, Sm. Elm (Fig. 99). Samara about 

 15 20 mm. long. 



Fruit not a samara, and not itself winged. 

 Common peduncle of the infructescence fused 

 to a long membranous bract. 



