. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. ELM FAMILY great size, or because of some great event occurring beneath their branches. For example, the Washington Ehn in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, is so called because beneath its shade Gen- eral \\'ashington is said to have first drawn his sword, on taking command of the Ameiican army. Tlie famous ,treat)- of \Villiam Penn with the Indians was made beneath the branches of an enor- mous elm, which remained stand- ing in the suburbs of Philadel- phia until iSio, when it was blown dow
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. ELM FAMILY great size, or because of some great event occurring beneath their branches. For example, the Washington Ehn in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, is so called because beneath its shade Gen- eral \\'ashington is said to have first drawn his sword, on taking command of the Ameiican army. Tlie famous ,treat)- of \Villiam Penn with the Indians was made beneath the branches of an enor- mous elm, which remained stand- ing in the suburbs of Philadel- phia until iSio, when it was blown down. Its site is marked by a marble column and its age was estimated to be two hundred and thirty-three White Elm, Uhints ,2»u-n\ as I2' long. SLIPPERY ELM. RED ELM C 'Uniis pubcsLcns— L 'hinis fiiha. Fulvii, reddisli yellow, refers to the colttr of the wood. Pubt'sce}js, downy. Slippery characterizes the inner bark. Common. Sixty to seventy feet in height, trunk sometimes two feet in diameter and spreading branches which form a broad, open, flat-topped head. Prefers banks of slreanis and fertile hillsides ; roots fibrous. Ranges from St. Lawrence Ri\er to Florida and throughout the entire Mississippi valley. Bark.—Dark brown tinged with red. divided by shallow fissures, and covered with large loose plates. ISranchlcts stout, bright green, later light brown, finally dark gray or brown. Wood.—Dark brown or red ; heavy, hard, close-grained, strong, tough, durable in contact with the soil, and easy to split while green. When boiled or steamed it becomes very flexible. Used for fence posts, railway ties, sills of buildings, agricultural implements. Sp. gr., 0,6956 ; weight of cu. ft., lbs. Winter Buds.—Leaf-buds ovate, rather obtuse, one-fourth of an inch long, covered with tawny hairs. Flower-buds larger than leaf- buds. Inner scales enlarge with the growing shoot and become green, obtuse, hairy, the innermost serve as stipules for a time. 240. Please
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