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dry soil, the Scotch or Wych elm, will thrive well even in 
very rocky places ; and the White elm grows readily in 
all soils, but most luxuriantly in moist places. All the 
species attain their maximum size when planted in a deep 
loam, rather moist than dry. They bear transplanting re- 
markably well, suffering but little even from the mistaken 
practice of those persons who reduce them, in transplanting, 
to the condition of bare poles, as they shoot out a new crop 
of branches, and soon become beautiful young trees, in spite 
of the mal-treatment. As the elm scarcely produces a tap 
root, even large trees may be removed, when the operation 
is skilfully performed. In such cases, the recently-moved 
tree should be carefully and plentifully supplied with water, 
until it is well established in its new situation. The elm is 
also easily propagated by seed, layers, or, in some species, by 
suckers from the root. 
The Plane or Buttonwood Tree. Platanus . 
Nat. Ord. Platanacese. Lin. Syst. Moncecia, Polyandria. 
The plane, Platanus , derives its name from tfluTvs, broad , 
on account of the broad, umbrageous nature of its branches. 
It is a well known tree of the very largest size, common to 
both hemispheres, and greatly prized for the fine shade 
afforded by its spreading head, in the warmer parts of Europe 
and Asia. No tree was in greater esteem with the ancients 
for this purpose ; and we are told that the Academic groves, 
the neighbourhood of the public schools, and all those favour- 
ite avenues where the Grecian philosophers were accustomed 
to resort, were planted with these trees ; and beneath their 
shade Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates, delivered the choicest 
