. 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 Elm in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, is so called because beneath its shade Gen- eral Washington is said to have first drawn his sword, on taking command of the American army. The famous treat)' of William Penn with the Indians was made beneath the branches of an enor- mous elm, which remained stand- ing in the suburbs of Philadel- White Eta, Ulmus amcricana. Samar- hia ^j j
. 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 Elm in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, is so called because beneath its shade Gen- eral Washington is said to have first drawn his sword, on taking command of the American army. The famous treat)' of William Penn with the Indians was made beneath the branches of an enor- mous elm, which remained stand- ing in the suburbs of Philadel- White Eta, Ulmus amcricana. Samar- hia ^j jg when ;t wag as l/2 long. L blown down. Its site is marked by a marble column and its age was estimated to be two hundred and thirty-three years. SLIPPERY ELM. RED ELM Uhnits pubi'scens— Uhints fulva. Fulva, reddish yellow, refers to the color of the wood. Pubescens, 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 streams and fertile hillsides ; roots fibrous. Ranges from St. Lawrence River to Florida and throughout the entire Mississippi valley. Bark.—Dark brown tinged with red, divided by shallow fissures, and covered with large loose plates. Branchlets 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., ; 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 note that these images
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