DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 183 
the Twisted elm (U. c. tor'tuosa), the trunk of which is 
singularly marked with hollows and protuberances, and 
the grain of the wood curiously twisted together : the 
Kidbrook elm (U. c. virens), which is a sub-evergreen : 
the Gold and Silver striped elms, with variegated leaves, 
and the Narrow-leaved elm ( U . c. viminalis), which 
resembles the birch : the Cork-barked elm (U.c. suberosa ), 
the young branches of which are covered with cork, etc. 
The latter is one of the hardiest and most vigorous 
of all ornamental trees in this climate. It thrives in 
almost every soil, and its rich, dark foliage, which hangs 
late in autumn, and its somewhat picturesque form, 
should recommend it to every planter. 
The Scotch or Wych elm. ( V montana.) This is a 
tree of lower stature than the common European elm, 
its average height being about 40 feet. The leaves are 
broad, rough, pointed, and the branches extend more 
horizontally, drooping at the extremities. The bark on 
the branches is comparatively smooth. It is a grand tree, 
“ the head is so finely massed and yet so well broken as 
to render it one of the noblest of park trees ; and when 
it grows wild amid the rocky scenery of its native 
Scotland, there is no tree which assumes so great or so 
pleasing a variety of character In general appearance, 
the Scotch elm considerably resembles our White elm, 
and it is a very rapid grower. Its most ornamental 
varieties are the Spiry-topped elm (U. m. fastigiata), 
with singularly twisted leaves, and a very upright growth : 
the weeping Scotch elm (U. m. pendula), a very 
remarkable variety, the branches of which droop in a 
* Sir Thos. Lauder, in Gilpin, 1. 91. 
