Encouraged by 
the wholesale buy- 
er’s reception of 
their tree and be- 
cause larger num- 
bers of trees were 
now available, the 
Association de- 
cided to offer the 
Augustine Ascend- 
ing Elm to the 
public at large. 
Accordingly they 
placed a_ full-col- 
umn ad vertise- 
Mentalnmeihiem Ghai- 
Cavour buane 
Home section on 
Aprile 29, 951. 
The results were 
gratifying to the 
Association, not 
only because of 
the quantity of 
trees purchased 
but because the 
response’ shows 
that the American 
public still has a 
deep attachment 
for the elm tree 
and still has great 
faith in its future. 
ELM DISEASE 
The American 
public’s continu- 
ing faith in and 
attachment for the 
elm is remarkable 
if one considers 
the amount of 
paper filled dur- 
ing the last 10 
years with ac- 
counts of the two 
main elm plagues 
in America, Dutch 
elm disease and 
phloem necrosis. 
The original Augustine Ascending Elm 
at Normal, Illinois 
These two diseases attack the common American Elm, 
produce symptoms so similar to each other and to other elm 
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