. 480 ULMUS CAMPESTRIS. aptitude of the different kinds of elm to vary from seeds, there is, in truth, no cer-tainty as to what are species and what varieties. On this subject, M. Baudril-lart observes, in the Dictionnaire des Eaux et Forets, that, Any one who hasever observed a bed of seedling elms, must have noticed that some have largeleaves, and some small ones; some are early, and some late; some have smoothbark, and some that which is rough; and some soft leaves and others very roughones. Some varieties are higher than others.
. 480 ULMUS CAMPESTRIS. aptitude of the different kinds of elm to vary from seeds, there is, in truth, no cer-tainty as to what are species and what varieties. On this subject, M. Baudril-lart observes, in the Dictionnaire des Eaux et Forets, that, Any one who hasever observed a bed of seedling elms, must have noticed that some have largeleaves, and some small ones; some are early, and some late; some have smoothbark, and some that which is rough; and some soft leaves and others very roughones. Some varieties are higher than others. The branches take now a verti-cal and again a horizontal direction. In short, while botanists describe, and cul-tivators sow, they will find that nature sports with their labours, and seems todelight in setting at fault alike the science of the one and the hopes of the is always the case with plants that have long been submitted to the culti-vation of man. The cares that are bestowed upon them, the different situationsin which they are placed, and
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