. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. ELM FAMILY iiig closel)' to the twig as the}' do they have Httle independent motion but move with the branch. An elm leaf can be easily recognized by its unequal base, the part of the leaf on one side of the midrib is considerably larger than that upon the other. Although a fa- vorite city shade tree the elm does not thrive where soft coal is habit- ually burnetl. The rough leaves catch the soot which sticks fast, seems to smother the trees, and in time destroys them. One who recognizes
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. ELM FAMILY iiig closel)' to the twig as the}' do they have Httle independent motion but move with the branch. An elm leaf can be easily recognized by its unequal base, the part of the leaf on one side of the midrib is considerably larger than that upon the other. Although a fa- vorite city shade tree the elm does not thrive where soft coal is habit- ually burnetl. The rough leaves catch the soot which sticks fast, seems to smother the trees, and in time destroys them. One who recognizes it only in leaf does not I'eally know a deciduous tree, for it is when stripped like an athlete for its contest with the winds and storms of winter, that it discloses the secret of its grace, its weakness, or its strength. No tree endures this test better than the elm and its typical form is so marked that it can be easily recognized even at night wdien outlined against the sky. A peculiar characteristic of the wood is the wonderful twisting and interlacing of its fibres which give itan exceed- ing toughness. A characteristic immortalized by Oliver Wendell Holmes in "The Wonderful One-Hoss ;. Unfoldin!^ Leave'; of White Elm, Uhiiu^ amriicaiia The hubs of loi,'s from the '' Settlor's cnum," Last of Its tiinlicr,—they couldn't sell em. Ne\'er an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges ffew from between their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celery-tips. The Elms are an ancient race ; traces of them exist in the tertiary rocks of Cireenland, and in the miocene pe- riod they flourished in Europe, western Asia and North America. A few elm trees have become historic, either because of 238. 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 Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. Ne
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