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■ncourage theRoots, and caufe them 

 to flower very ftrong. 



The Sort with llrip'd Leaves is 

 alfo preferved in fome Gardens for 

 the fake ofVariety.This may be pro- 

 pagated by parting of the Roots in 

 the fame manner as the former Sort : 

 but this mufl not have a rich Soil; 

 for that will caufe it to run plain. 



ULMUS, The Elm-tree. 

 The Characters are ; 



The Flonver confjls of one Leaf, 

 ivbicb is Jhaped like a Bell, having 

 many Stamina ( or Threads ) in the 

 Centre : from the Bottom arijes the 

 Tointal, which afterward becomes 

 a membranacLoas or let >fy Fruit, al- 

 tnojl heart Jhaped ; in the Middle of 

 'which is placed a pear-fbaped Seed- 

 •veffel, containing one Seed, for the 

 Wioft part of the fame Shape, having a 

 Border or filing round it. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Ui.mus njulgatijjima, folio la~ 

 to fcahro. Gar. Emac. The common 

 rough-leav'd Elm. 



2. Ulmus folio latijjimo fcahro. 

 Ger. Emac. The Witch-hazel, or 

 broad-leavM Elm ; by fome untk.il- 

 ful PerfonscalFd the Britijh Elm. 



3. Ulmus minor, folio anguf.o 

 fcahro. Ger. Emac. The fmall- 

 leav'd or EngUJh Elm. 



4. Ulmus folio glahro. Ger. Emac. 

 The fmooth- leav'd or Witch-elm. 



5. Ulmus major Hollandica, av- 

 gufis £5 mngis acuminatis famarris, 

 folio latijjimo fcabro. Pluk. Aim. The 



Dutch Elm. 



6. Ulmus minor, f Ho angujlo fca- 

 bro, eLgo.niijfme <variegato. The 

 Englijb Elm, with beautiful ftriped 

 Leaves. 



7. Ulmus folio glahro, elegant er 

 itarirge'to. The Witch- elm, with 

 ftriped Leaves. 



8 . Ulmus minor, foliis fa-vejeen- 

 tihus. The yellcw-leav'd Elm. 



9. Ulmus major fiollandtca, cn- 



giijlis eff magis acuminatis famarris, 

 folio latijjimo jcabro, eleganter <varie- 

 gato. The Dutch Elm, with ftriped 

 Leaves. 



10. Ulmus minor, folio angujlo 

 glahro. The fmooth narrow- leav'd 

 Elm, by fome caird the Upright 

 narrow -leav'd Elm, 



11. Ulmus folio la to fcahro, cor- 

 tice cinereo glahro. The White- 

 bark'd Elm, by fome call'd the 

 fmooth Witch-elm, and by others, 

 the Irijh Elm. 



12. Ulmus folio lato fcabro, an- 

 gujlis famarris. The French Elm. 



The four firft-mention'd Sorts are 

 very common in divers Parts of Eng- 

 land, though it is generally believ'd 

 neither of them were originally Na- 

 tives of this Country ; but, however 

 that be, they have propagated them- 

 fclves by Seeds and Suckers, which 

 have nlen from the Roots of old 

 Tree?, in fuch Plenty, as hardly to 

 be rooted out, where they have had 

 long Poflemon, efpecially in Hedge- 

 rows, where there is Harbour for 

 their Roots, which, when left undif- 

 turb'd, will fend forth a. frefh Parcel 

 of young Plants annually ; from 

 whence the People who fupply the 

 Nurfery men gather them. 



The fifth Sort is equally hardy, 

 and almoft as common in England, 

 as either of the former. This is 

 pretty quick of Growth while young, 

 and will outtlrip the common Eng* 

 lijh Elm for a few Years ; but after 

 ten or twelve Years Growth, the 

 EngliJhElm will get the better every 

 Year •, and the Timber thereof be- 

 ing much preferable to that of the 

 Dutch Elm, renders it more valuer 

 ble for Planting. 



This Sort of Elm was introdue'd 

 about the time of the Revolution, 

 and was a fnfliionable Tree at that 

 time fcr Hedges ; but as the Bark - 

 of the i'ho*c;5. is very rough and ua- 



fightly, 



