The White Elm —Ulmus Amencaua 
NO tree can successtully dispute the claim 
of the White Elm to be the favorite 
species of the American people. Widely dis¬ 
tributed, it is universally admired for its 
grace and beauty at all seasons of the year. 
It is hardy, easily transplanted, and a rapid 
grower, but unfortunately is often seriously 
injured by various insect enemies. 
In winter the White Elm i$ easily recog¬ 
nized by the long, slender, drooping branches 
sent out from the generally vase-shaped tree, 
the branches being smooth and slender and 
the buds having no downy covering. In 
early spring when the dense clusters of flowers 
line the twigs the tree takes on a most inter¬ 
esting appearance which becomes even more 
so a little later when the flat, round, whitish 
samaras replace the reddish blossoms, and 
at about the same time the tiny leaves 
gradually unfold, adding to the grace of the 
filmy fringe with which the smaller branches 
are adorned. Even when the leaves attain 
their full size the tree loses little in its graceful 
appearance, each leaf being finely modelled 
with double serrate margins and sides of 
unequal size. In autumn at the time they 
fall their color changes to a beautiful clear 
yellow. 
There are two situations in which this 
Elm is especially attractive; first, where the 
great trees line each side of a village or city 
street, their twigs forming an arch that gives 
grateful shade to the passer-by, and second, 
where the trees stand singly or in clusters 
along a fertile river valley, adding an incom¬ 
parable element of grace to the landscape. 
One of the most interesting tree sights of 
early summer is that of the thousands of 
tiny elm trees that spring up from the seed 
which shortly before was scattered broadcast 
by the wind. Where the hearing trees are 
numerous these little seedlings will make a 
veritable lawn even of the gutters of city 
streets, and one can easily gather for trans¬ 
planting all the seedlings that could be 
desired. In a few years those thus trans¬ 
planted would be large enough to set out in 
permanent situations. 
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