THE ELM. 



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lower price. It is chiefly employed for wea- 

 ther boards to out-buildings, waggons, carts, 

 mill-wheels, water-pipes, furniture called Wind- 

 sor chairs, and for coffins, because it is pecu- 

 liarly durable in moist situations. It burns 

 slowly ; and as it splits with difficulty, it re- 

 ceives nails and iron-work with advantage. 

 Some writers tell us that bread and beer, in 

 times of scarcity, have been made from the 

 inner bark of this tree." 



A time of scarcity indeed !" said Mr. 

 Longhurst. 



It is better known and valued — the bark 

 I mean — as a medicine ; an excellent decoc- 

 tion is obtained from it, which is useful in 

 many complaints." 



Speaking of the Elm," said Mr. Long- 

 hurst, reminds me, as it is a tree which bears 

 transplanting, perhaps, better than any other. 



