CHAPTER IX 



BROAD-LEAVED TREES HAVING SIMPLE LEAVES 



46. The Elm. The elm is the well-known shade tree 

 of New England. Its tall, graceful form is familiar to 



FIG. 103. The American Elm 



every visitor and native of that section of country, where 

 it is found along every roadway and in every city. 



Who can think of New England without its noble 

 elms ? It would indeed be a different country. The 



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