THE WYCH ELM. 327 
Britain than the former. No better description 
of the leaf of the Wych Elm could be given than 
to compare it with a magnified leaf of Ulmus 
campestris. There is the same colour and shape, the 
same system of veins, the same kind of serratures 
on the leaf-edges, and the same roughness of sur- 
face also on both the upper and under sides of the 
leaf of Montana. The differences, however, in the 
two Trees, apart from the primary differences of 
growth and habit, are very curious. Montana has 
no suckers for propagation. But they are not neces- 
sary, because the Tree will easily grow from seed, 
which becomes ripe in the early days of June. 
Unlike Campestris, the foliage of the Wych Elm 
does not linger into late autumn with mellow tint 
of richest yellow to gild the landscape. It dies 
speedily, at an earlier date than that of Cam- 
pestris, its leaves curling up and becoming of a 
dull brown colour. 
Its particular uses, too, give the wood of this 
Tree an individual value, though its rapid growth 
detracts somewhat from the quality of its timber. 
This, however, is used for many of the purposes 
which Ash wood serves, being particularly useful 
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