ULMUS FULVA, MICHX. 97 



sides, hairy on the edge, the notch in the margin closed or 

 partially closed by the two incurved points. 



Horticultural Value. Hardy throughout New England ; 

 grows in any soil, but prefers a deep, rich loam ; the ideal 

 street tree with its high, overarching branches and moderate 

 shade ; grows rapidly, throws out few low branches, bears prun- 

 ing well ; now so seriously affected by numerous insect enemies 

 that it is not planted as freely as heretofore ; objectionable 

 on the borders of gardens or mowing land, as the roots run 

 along near the surface for a great distance. Very largely 

 grown in nurseries, usually from seed, sometimes from small 

 collected plants. Though so extremely variable in outline, 

 there are no important horticultural forms in cultivation. 



PLATE XLVIII. ULMUS AMERICANA. 



1. Winter buds. 3. Flower, side view. 



2. Flowering branch. 4. Fruiting branch. 



5. Mature leaf. 



Ulmus fulva, Michx. 



Ulmus pubescens, Walt. 

 SLIPPERY ELM. BED ELM. 



Habitat and Range. Rich, low grounds, low, rocky woods 

 and hillsides. 



Valley of the St. Lawrence, apparently not abundant. 



Maine, District of Maine (Michaux, Sylva of North 

 America, ed. 1853, III, 53), rare ; Waterborough (York 

 county, Chamberlain, 1898) ; New Hampshire, valley of 

 the Connecticut, usually disappearing within ten miles of the 

 river ; ranges as far north as the mouth of the Passump- 

 sic ; Vermont, frequent ; Massachusetts, rare in the east- 

 ern sections, frequent westward; Rhode Island, infrequent; 

 Connecticut, occasional. 



South to Florida ; west to North Dakota and Texas. 



Habit. A small or medium-sized tree, 40-60 feet high, with a 

 trunk diameter of 1-2^- feet ; head in proportion to the height 



