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privately pointed out one in that town ; but a good 

 botanist is too wise to publish the precise spot where it 

 grows, for the juveniles in the community would soon 

 strip this tree of its bark for the pleasure of chewing 

 slippery elm free of cost. 



The only slippery elm so far observed in Salem is on 

 Hathorne street. It was planted by Mr. Alva Kendall, 

 fifty years ago, and was probably obtained by him in 

 New Hampshire. The tree, which is now nearly seven 

 feet in circumference, is a remarkably fine representa- 

 tive of its species. Residents on the street state that 

 this tree has always retained its foliage in perfect con- 

 dition during seasons when all of the American elms 

 near it have been stripped of their leaves by the 

 canker-worms. 



The English elm (Ulmus campestris), common in 

 and around Boston, is a rare tree here. The only one 

 of full growth, so far noticed on our streets, is on La- 

 fayette street, just within the Derby estate, and directly 

 opposite the southern line of Clifton avenue. There 

 are two small trees, one of which, at least, is probably 

 a garden form of the English elm, on the Common 

 nearly opposite Williams street, and one typical tree at 

 Mr. Jas. Dugan's, on Dearborn street. The English 

 elm has not the graceful habit of the American tree, 

 but it retains its leaves longer in the autumn. The 

 branches may be said to grow upward while those of 

 the American elm grow downward or bend over. The 

 fruit or seed of the English is much larger than that 

 of the American elm, it being almost the size of a ten 

 cent piece. 



I am told that the variety of the English elm having 



