. British trees. Trees. THE WYCH ELM. 545 point is an important one in the study of foliage, illustrations of some examples are here given side by side. The new shoot of the Wych Elm, when some two inches long, begins to stiffen, the drooping leaves become more horizontal, and the stipules fall. The fully-developed leaf measures from four to five inches from tip to base ; it is covered by rough hairs, and has a coarsely serrated edge, and a short stalk. The base of the leaf-blade meets the main rib higher up on one side than on the other, but this difference is not nearly so pronounced as in t
. British trees. Trees. THE WYCH ELM. 545 point is an important one in the study of foliage, illustrations of some examples are here given side by side. The new shoot of the Wych Elm, when some two inches long, begins to stiffen, the drooping leaves become more horizontal, and the stipules fall. The fully-developed leaf measures from four to five inches from tip to base ; it is covered by rough hairs, and has a coarsely serrated edge, and a short stalk. The base of the leaf-blade meets the main rib higher up on one side than on the other, but this difference is not nearly so pronounced as in the case of the English Elm. The leaves are set alternately on the twig in two rows, one on either side. Their colour passess through gradations of pale yellow-green in spring to the deep green of summer, and are pale yellow for a short time in the early autumn ; after this they shrivel and turn brown before other trees have lost their summer tints. The leaf stalks are t' ""tSUu THE VOfN'r; MAVIS FUKTHICK I >l ' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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