RED ELM. 
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For economical purposes, this species is uninteresting to the Europeans, 
as the Common Elm is greatly superior in size and in the quality of its 
wood: these advantages should engage the Americans to introduce the 
European species into their forests. 
PLATE C X X V 1 1. 
A branch with leaves of the natural size. Fig. 1 , Seeds of the natural size. 
RED ELM. 
Ulmus rubra. U. foliis pier unique ovalibus oblongis, rarius cordato-ovalibus, 
utrinque rugosis ; gemmis sub explicatione densâ fulvàque land tomentosis ; 
ûaribus sessilibus. 
Except the maritime districts of the Carolinas and Georgia, this species 
of Elm is found in all parts of the United States and of Canada. It bears 
the names of Red Elm, Slippery Elm and Moose Elm, of which the first is 
the most common : the French of Canada and Upper Louisiana call it 
Orme gras. 
The Red Elm, though not rare, is less common than the Oaks, the 
Maples, the Sweet Gum and the Sassafras ; it is also less multiplied than 
the White Elm, and the two species are rarely found together, as the Red 
Elm requires a substantial soil free from moisture, and even delights in 
elevated and open situations, such as the steep banks of rivers, particularly 
of the Hudson and the Susquehanna. In Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, 
it is more multiplied than east of the mountains, and with the Hickories, 
the Wild Cherry Tree, the Red Mulberry, the Sweet Locust, the Coffee 
Tree and some other species, constitutes the growth upon the richest lands 
of an uneven surface. 
This tree is 50 or 60 feet high and 15 or 20 inches in diameter. In the 
winter it is distinguished from the White Elm by its buds, which are larger 
