ELM. ASH 



Kil 



Twigs thu-h and rigid, decussate 

 ascending or upturned, at the ends, 

 smooth and grey-greenish ; bark- 

 greyish fissured. Buds large and 

 black: Leaves pinivjte greyish-green, 

 large. Flowers purple in tufts, fol- 

 lowed by long oblong winged samaran. 



Fig. 71. Ulmus campestris, Elm. 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 ; 6—8, seeds ; 9, buds (Wi). 



Fraxinus excelsior, L. Ash. Reaching 80 — 100 feet. 

 The regularity of the crown much affected by the bending 

 over of the branche.s, which sometimes, on the other hand, 

 tend to be s<ib-verticillate. (For more complete descrip- 

 tion see p. 189.) 



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