STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



associated in our minds with the beautiful old 

 valley towns and hillside villages of New Eng- 

 land, and to the elms they largely owe their 

 beauty. Three indigenous elms are found in 

 the Northeastern States, the American, slip- 

 pery, and cork elms, and two from Europe, the 

 English and the Scotch or Dutch elms, are 

 planted commonly in our gardens and parks. 

 American or A lar ^ fading tree, with grace- 

 White Elm ful, drooping branches. Smooth 

 uimutam.ricana b rown tw i gs ; alternate leaf -scars. 

 The terminal and lateral buds are the same size ; 

 the flower buds are larger. The flowers come 

 before the leaves in the early spring, and the 

 fruit, a small round samara, ripens later in the 

 spring. 



The American elm stands absolutely alone 

 among trees for its especial kind of beauty. 

 No other tree combines such strength and lofty 

 stateliness with so much fine work and delicacy. 

 Its trunk divides a short distance from the 

 ground into many large, spreading branches, 

 which stretch up high into the air and support 

 the waving, drooping, curving twigs and small 

 branches. 



It is interesting to find how many distinct 

 shapes the American elm takes. These are so 

 varied that many people think that each form 



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