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THE WYCH ELM. 



weech. In some of the midland counties, the 

 name seems to have originated the notion that it 

 is a preservative against witchcraft, and a sprig 

 is inserted into a hole in the churn by dairy-maids, 



LEAF OF WYCH ELM. 



in order that the butter may come freely. The 

 foliage withers much earlier than that of the 

 Common Elm, curling up and becoming brown 

 before almost any other tree has acquired its au- 

 tumnal tint, 



Gilpin considers the Wych Elm generally 

 more picturesque than the common sort, as it 

 hangs more negligently; though, at the same time, 



