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THE ELM. 



the end of April the leaves burst forth from an- 

 other set of buds : they are at first of a fresh, 

 bright green, but afterwards deeper in tint, irre- 

 gularly notched at the edge, and remarkably un- 

 equal at the base, more or less rough on both 

 sides, prominently veined beneath, and having a 

 downy tuft where each vein commences. Each 

 leaf has a pair of oblong stipules, which, however, 

 soon fall off. 



Thus far the description given will apply to all 

 the species of Elm ; we will now proceed to con- 

 sider the leading characters which distinguish the 

 four commonest species. 



Uhnus campestris, Common Small-leaved Elm, 



FLOWERS OF COMMON ELM. 



This is the most generally distributed species of 



