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I. Ulmus americana. American rough leaved Elm- 
Tree. 
This rifes to the height of about thirty feet, with 
a pretty ftrong trunk; dividing into many branches, 
and covered with a lightifh coloured rough bark* 
The leaves are oblong, oval and fharp pointed, 
fomewhat unequally fawed on their edges, unequal 
at the bafe, very rough on their upper furface and 
hairy underneath. The flowers are produced thick 
upon the branches, upon fliort, collected footllalks; 
and are fucceeded by oval, comprefled, membrana- 
ceous feed-veflels, with entire margins ; containing 
each one oval, comprefled feed. 
2. Ulmus mollifolia. American foft-leaved Elm . 
This grows to the fame fize, or perhaps larger 
than the firfl: kind. The leaves are of an oblong 
oval, {harp-pointed, unequal at the bafe, doubly 
ferrated on their edges and hairy underneath : but 
fmooth on the upper furface, of thinner texture and 
fofter than thofe of the firfl kind. The feed-velfels 
are alfo confiderably fmaller, end nicked or cleft, 
and ciliated or fringed on the margin. 
VACCINIUM. 
WHORTLE-BERRY. ,,, V 
Clafs 8. Order i. Odtandria Monogynia. 
Empalement is very fmall, above, and permanent. 
The Corolla .is of one petal, beil-lhaped, and four-cleft; 
the divifions turning back. 
The Filaments are eight, Ample. The Antherce two-horned, 
furnifhed on the back with two fpreading awns, and gaping 
at the tops. 
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