THE ELM 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



HEN March winds sway the Elm branches, the rooks 

 that cling to the tree-tops, with much cawing and the 

 clamour of never-ending disputes, proclaim the approach 

 of Spring. All through the winter the bare branches 

 have shown delicately outlined against the sky, but now the 

 tufts of purple-red flowers which cover the numerous twigs give 



