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decidedly turn upwards at the extremities. In the tree in 

 question, there is little or no such upward turn : but the 

 spray continues pendent nearly to the points, gracefully 

 clustering and intertwisting its shoots like the tendrils of 

 the Vine. As the tree acquires age, this resemblance to 

 the Vine is greatly increased, rendering it an object sin- 

 gularly interesting and picturesque. The bark of this 

 variety is somewhat whiter than that of the common 

 Ash, and sometimes fluted ; the leaf is more elongated 

 and serrated ; and it displays the spiral and lofty form, 

 even in situations where it has room to spread. 



Some noble specimens of it were formerly to be seen 

 at this place. In my younger days, as I remember, there 

 was one of about twenty feet in girth, and above seventy 

 feet high, which had the trunk so completely hollowed out 

 as to hold several persons in the cavity. It was known 

 by the terrific name of " The Jugg Tree ; " having upon 

 it the ancient iron collar called " The Juggs,'' so well 

 known in Scotland for confining the necks of culprits or 

 criminals.'''' There was lately another tree of the same 

 kind, still more beautiful, and upwards of eighty feet 

 high. It measured in girth sixteen feet and a half, at 

 three feet from the ground, and was blown down only in 

 the spring of 1821, in one of the terrible hurricanes of 

 that year. As there is no plant more hardy or more 

 beautiful than the Pendent Ash, I should earnestly re- 

 commend it to the notice of all lovers of trees, whether for 

 planting or transplanting.! 



THE ELM. 



The Elm is the next tree in rank and value to the Oak 

 and Ash. It is a native of Britain ; at least one of the 



* Note II. f Note III. 



