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Ulmus oampestris, L * 



The ordinary Elm, indigenous to South Europe and temperate Asia, as 

 far East as Japan. Several marked varieties, such as the Cork Elm 

 and Wych Elm, exist. The Elm in attaining an age of several centuries 

 becomes finally of enormous size. The wood is tough, hard, fine-grained 

 and remarkably durable, if constantly under water; next to the Yew, it 

 is the best of European woods, where great elasticity is required, as for 

 archery bows. It is also used for keels, blocks and wheels. Bast tough. 



Ulmus Floridana, Chapman. 



The West Florida Elm, 40 feet high. 

 Ulmus fulva, Michx. 



The Slippery or Red Elm of North America, 60 feet high ; wood red, 



tenacious. 



Ulmus racemosa, Thomas. 



The Cork Elm of North America. 



For fuller information on trees, long known, refer to Loudon's 

 Classic " Arboretum ; " also for many further details to Lindley's 

 Treasury of Botany, to Asa Gray's Manual, to NuttaU's North 

 American Sylva, to Lawson's Pinetum and many local works ; 

 also to the volumes of the Exhibitions of 1862 and 1867. 



The trees marked with an asterisk * should receive prominent 

 attention in Victorian wood culture. The dimensions given are the 

 greatest, of which the writer could trace reliable records. 



ST1LLWELL AND KNIGHT, PRINTERS, COLWNS STREET EAST, MELBOURNE. 



