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THE CAMPERDOWN ELM. 
Some fifty or more years a^o two or three weep- 
ing elms were brought to the United States from 
Scotland which were called Camperdown elms and 
Scampstown elms. One of these names appears in 
the Ottawa Arboretum catalogue as Ulmus glabra 
Scampstonicnsis and is possibly the true thing, but 
neither this nor the Camperdown can be found in 
the llritish Arboretum lists so both may be included 
under Ulmus glabra and its varieties. Of the two 
the Camperdown isniore loose and erratic in growth. 
In other respects there seems to be little to dis- 
tinguish them; nurserymen i n this country do not do 
than many of the elms — and when sufficiently tall 
is well adapted to the formation of natural arbors — 
the Scampstown variety especially growing as even 
as an umbrella. 
POPULAR MAPLES. 
The maple family is a de.servedly popular one, 
for there is no other family of trees drawn on so 
much as this one is for shade and ornamental pur- 
poses No doubt their ease of growth helps along 
their popidarity, for a tree must not be an expen- 
sive one that is to be generally planted. Fashion 
is a little capricious in regard to trees, as it is in 
CAMPERDOWN e;EM, OAKWOOD CEMETERY, SVR.\CUSE, N. Y. 
it, and there are far less likely things than to find 
specimens in Arboretums under one or both or sev- 
eral names. 
The Camperdown variety is commonly sold as 
a low growing weeping tree whose height increases 
but little above tlie point of “working.” This is 
almost always lower than it should be in this coun- 
trv, because it is most convenient to “work” low. 
The stocks (stems) would be better three times as 
high as is common. 
In northern regions the Camperdown elm often 
becomes very beautiful, as may be seen by our en- 
graving of a specimen in Oakwood cemetery, Syra- 
cuse, N. Y. 
It is hardy as far north as Oubasis, has fine deep 
green handsome foliage — less liable to caterpillars 
other matters. Some ten years ago the Sugar ma- 
ple was the principal tree demanded of all the ma- 
ples. Before that the Sycamore maple had been 
the favorite. Then the Norway’s turn came, and to- 
day it is the favorite, though it has by no means 
displaced the sugar, which is still very much planted. 
There is again' signs of returning affection for the 
European sycamore. It is really a good tree, is of 
quick growth, has clean, smooth bark and large 
leaves. 
The only valid objection to it, and it is not a 
great one, is, that the seeds do not drop at once 
when ripe, but hang on the better part of winter. 
The common silver maple or white maple, used to 
be a favorite tree for the city, but its very large 
growth when of some age unfitted it for the purpose. 
