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Ulmus Fulva — The Red-Elm. 

 This tree delights in a lofty situation, and does espe- 

 cially well in cool, rich, mountainous soil. It is not so 

 large as the white-elm, seldom exceeding sixty feet in 

 height ; the quality of the wood, however, is better, and 

 couples (1) made from its twigs are strong and very elastic. 



69. — Capsule and seed of button-wood, natural size. 



It is said to grow as fast as the negundo : a strong state- 

 ment ! In other points, it is of the same habit as the 

 American elm. The red-elm may be called the Na- 

 tional Tree of the United States. Eng. No. 88, p. 99, 

 represents the leaf the red-elm, and No. 89, p. 100, its seed. 



SECTION 11. 



Coniferous Trees. 



The following is a list of the conifers, besides those 

 already described, which are found in Ontario 



Juniperus Virginiana Red-cedar. 



Pinus mitis Yellow-pine. 



Thuya occldentalis Arbor vilse. 



Tsuga Canadensis Hsmlock-spruoe. 



Juniperus Virginiana — Red- Cedar . 



The seed of this tree ripens in autumn, and should be 



(1) Sometimes called " shackles " : particularly in the counties of Kent, 

 Surrey, &o. — Euo. They are used to fasten hurdles together. — Fas. 



