STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



ornamental tree which planters have too gener- 

 ally neglected." 



The specific name, racemosa{c\usteY-i\owerQd), 

 refers to the flowers which grow in a raceme. 



It is found in New England, its range ex- 

 tending southward and westward. 



English Elm ^ ^'^^^ ^^^^' '■'^^^'^ upright in 

 uimus campestris growtli than thc American elm. 

 The branches are less spreaditig and 7nore erect 

 than those of the American species. In this 

 climate it is often distingtiished by the little 

 tufts of dead twigs on the tree. The bark is 

 darker and coarser than that of the American 

 elm ; the buds and twigs differ very little from 

 those of our species. 



The English elm is found planted frequently 

 throughout New England, and there are many 

 fine specimens in Massachusetts, especially 

 in the country about Boston. According to 

 Emerson, they were originally said to be im- 

 ported and planted by a wheelwright for his 

 own use in making the hubs of wheels, for which 

 purpose the wood of the English elm is superior 

 to any other. At all events, there are many 

 beautiful specimens growing near old colonial 

 houses, and sometimes they are found growing 

 by stone walls at some distance from the house, 

 back of farm buildings and barns, as was 



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