THE TREES OF AMERICA. 45 



case of the Pittsfield Elm, which, is one hundred and fourteen feet to the first 

 branch ; or it divides lower down into two or three branches, which rise to sixty 

 feet or more, and then spread into a light, graceful plume. In other instances, 

 the elm seems to try to resemble the oak in its general form, and in the rectan- 

 gular arrangement of some of its principal branches, as is the case of the Great 

 Elm on Boston Common. There is a tree in Boston, and one in Woburn, every 

 branch of which is composed of a series of short curves, giving them, when 

 stripped of their foliage, a very curious appearance. Again, I have seen the 

 elm so closely resemble the hickory, that at a little distance it would be mistaken 

 for that tree even by a careful observer. 



We hope to give a plate comparing a number of these beautiful forms of trees, 

 thus giving a much clearer idea of them than can be done by any written de- 

 scription. The description of the different species of elms, their uses &c., we 

 must reserve for a future page. 



