TREES, BHBUB8 LHD \1M> >>l ;<..-.>URI. 



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89. Qaerona velatina Lam. 



a large «"-! taloabta otk, ofwldi distribution In the state, and 

 telopanent along the atlaaourl river in theoentral and « 

 era pari of the State. Baa been found In Adair, Andrew, «, Buchanan, 



Botier, Cape Girardeau. Cedar. Clark, Colo. Don kilo, Greene. Holt. BoweU.Jaok- 

 Lawrence, Ho Donald, Newton, Oregon, ' shannon, 



LooU, Sullivan. Tex M, H I tatol and Wright counties. 



This la Qn«rvM ooctimm tmetorim A. Gray. 



ELM FAMILY CTLMACl 



- ■. (Jlmne alnta MJohx. 



»— Vauaod sfa*. A small tree in moat parts of the State where it 

 oeenre, reach iteet development in the lowlands of the southeastern part 



of theStato, Where II often beeomea a tree four feet In diameter and 150 feet in 

 height, and where it is known as Ked elm, a name properly belonging to Ulmua 

 - range is chicrly south of the Missouri river, and it does not appear 

 to occur west of aline drawn from Boonville. At present It is only known to 

 occur in Bollinger. Butier. Callaway. Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cole, Cooper, 

 Dunklin, Howell, iron. Hadleon, McDonald. Mississippi, New Madrid. Ripley, 

 Shannon. Bt. Francois. Stoddard, Warren and Wayne counties. 



84. Ulmua A.merioiuia L. 



White aba. A large, very valuable tree, both for lumber ard ornamenal pur- 

 poses. Has a wide range throughout the State, and grows in all kinds of soil. Well- 

 grown tree3 that are fonnd in river bottoms with tall, straight trunks, are some- 

 times called Hickory elm and Rock elm, a name which properly belongs to Ulmua 

 It is sometimes called Water elm when found in low grounds, and is 

 most difficult to split, while the form called Rock elm splits remarkably.weli. It has 

 been found in Adair. Andrew, Atchison. Buchanan, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Car- 

 roll. Clark, Clay. Daviess, Dunklin, Greene, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Lawrence, 

 Madison. McDonald. Newton. Oregon, Pemiscot, Pike, Platte, Ray, Scotland, Shan- 

 non, , St Francois. Bt. Louis, Stoddard, Washington and Wayne counties. 



85. Ulmus pubescens Walt. 



Red ,'ry dm. A lirge. valuable tree, found throughout the Stats in all 



kinds of soil. Wood reddish, tough and very durable for such purj fence 



\<n-:~. rail-, fencing, etc. The inner bark very muclllaglnouB, and muoh uecd locally 

 and in medicine. It occurs in Adair, AtchUon, Buchanan, Butler, Clark, Dade, 

 Dunklin, Greene, Holt. Howell, Jackson. Madison, McDonald, Mississippi, Newton, 

 Oregon. Ripley. Scot'.ar.d, Shannon, St. Francois. St. Louis, Stoddard and Wayne 

 counties. This is Ulmus fu'.va Hicbz. 



St.. ritnus raceinoea Thomas. 



Cork elm. Hickory elm. Rock elm. A very valuable large elm, found along streams 

 •veral counties in the State, and probably more common than is now known, 

 K g it clo- bles the White elm, and only a critical examination can distin- 



guish It. Ic miy be recognized by the larger, longer buds, the corky-winged 

 branchlets. and the flowers.being racemed instead of in umbels, and produced much 

 later. It is used considerably for making wagon repairs, such as axle-trees, 

 tongues, etc. Has been found thus far In Atcbieon, Boone, Clark, Dunklin, Jack- 

 son and Stoddard counties. 



