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ULMUS. 



sassr* 



One of the finest of the varieties jet raised is the 

 Huntingdon, or as some call it the Chichester Elm, the 

 U. m. vegeta of the Hort. Soc. Garden. It appears, from 

 a communication to Mr. Loudon, that this tree was raised 

 near Huntingdon, not quite a century ago, from seed col- 

 lected in that neighbourhood. It is one of the most rapid- 

 growing trees of the genus, and its produce as timber 

 is stated to be excellent. It is common about Buckden 



