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I. Ulmus americana. A?nerican rough leaved Elm- 

 Tree. 



This rifes to the height of about thirty feet, with 

 a pretty ftrong trunk; dividing into many branches, 

 and covered with a lightifh coloured rough bark. 

 The leaves are oblong, oval and fharp pointed, 

 fomewhat unequally fawed on their edges, unequal 

 at the bafe, very rough on their upper furface and 

 hairy underneath. The flowers are produced thick 

 upon the branches, upon fhort, collefted footftalks;; 

 and are fucceeded by oval, compreffed, membrana- 

 ceous feed-veflels, with entire margins ; containing 

 each one oval, comprefl'ed feed. 



2. Ulmus mollifolia. American foft-leaved Elm. 



This grows to the fame fize, or perhaps larger 

 than the firft kind, The leaves are of an oblong 

 oval, fharp.pointed, unequal at the bafe, doubly 

 ferrated on their edges and hairy underneath : but 

 fmooth on the upper furface, of thinner texture and 

 fofter than thofe of the firft kind. The feed-veflels 

 are alfo confiderably fmaller, end nicked or cleft, 

 5fnd ciliated or fringed on the margin, 



V A C C I N 1 U M. 



WHORTLE-BERRY. 

 Clafs 8. Order i. Odlandria Monogynia, 



'y^E Empalement is very fmall, above, and permanent. 

 ^ The Corolla is of one petal, bell-fhaped, and fcur-cleft: 



the divifions turning back. 

 The Filaments are eight, fimple. Thp Anther(B two-horned, 



furniilied on the hack with two fpreading awns, and gaping 



at the tops. 



The 



