F O R E S T T R E E S. 137 



THE Witch Elm is generally miftaken 

 for the common rough-leafed Elm, which 

 grows wild in moft woods, and is fine 

 wood ; whereas the Witch Elm is a foft 

 fpongy wood, not much better than a Sal- 

 low, and grows almoft as faft : it grows 

 very tall, and fmall in the bole to its 

 height. It will thrive in an indifferent foil 

 if it is pretty deep ; it grows heft in a 

 good light loam. It is only fit for hedges, 

 to cover arbours, or (planted very thick) 

 to cover old walls in fummer, or any other 

 difagreeable object, for all which it is very 

 fit, as its branches and leaves are very thick. 

 It is not worth cultivating for any other 

 ufe. 



THERE are fome other varieties of varie- 

 gated Elms that are for beauty and orna- 

 ment in pleafure-grounds, but of no great 

 value as foreft-trees, fb are of no confe- 

 quence at preient. They are propagated 

 from layers, and budding on the common 

 rough-leafed Elm. They require a good 

 deep foil, and not too rich, or they lofe 

 much of their beauty. 



