Trees and tree drawing; . ally broader inthe crown, and has more spreading branches than itsrelative. It also differs from the latter in having largerleaves and more pendant growth, which two character-istics are noticeably exaggerated in the cultivatedWeeping Elm. The fohage masses are less solid, andin some trees very much smaller. Many Elms with silver, gold, and variegatedfoliage are cultivated in gardens. The Plane is pre-eminently the tree of towns. Itsway of shedding its bark as the new bark formsbeneath, and the easily Avashed leaves, enable it tobear the infliction of soot and dust be
Trees and tree drawing; . ally broader inthe crown, and has more spreading branches than itsrelative. It also differs from the latter in having largerleaves and more pendant growth, which two character-istics are noticeably exaggerated in the cultivatedWeeping Elm. The fohage masses are less solid, andin some trees very much smaller. Many Elms with silver, gold, and variegatedfoliage are cultivated in gardens. The Plane is pre-eminently the tree of towns. Itsway of shedding its bark as the new bark formsbeneath, and the easily Avashed leaves, enable it tobear the infliction of soot and dust better than anyother tree. The London Plane {Platanus acerifolia) is a varietyof the Oriental Plane, and is the commonest kind inthis country ; though it has been known for 200 years,its origin is unrecorded. Its stem (see Fig. 4) is covered TREES AND TREE DRAWING. /•i^^ •v^- ??? -^K :*\ v;: :^.?^ ^1^- v^: f ••^: ji WYCH ELM. 78 TREES AND TREE DRAWING. .>^.-*V^ ^.^^ ^^^ >. t V fc. rv^->^A, C^-^ C «l^. -4: -ms^
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