THE ELM. 



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Ulmus montana, Wych Elm, is well distinguished 

 from the preceding by its numerous spreading 

 branches, which frequently droop so as to conceal 



FLOWERS AND SEED-VESSELS OF WYCH ELM. 



the main trunk ; its flowers are in looser tufts than 

 those of the Common Elm; and the seed-vessel 

 difiers materially in being only slightly notched, 

 instead of cleft to the centre ; the leaves are much 

 larger, sharp-pointed, and nearly equal at the base. 



