. Eyes and no eyes. ely, that the elm has a very corky bark. Evenon the trunk the cork is thick and rugged, and onthe small branches it has no room to spread, andhas to lie in lumps. The inner part of the barkcalled the liber is very tough, and is used for making mats andropes. The commonelm, which so oftengrows in rows be-tween the fields, oris planted on thevillage green, wasbrought to Englandby the Romans. It is not quiteat home even now, for its seeds donot ripen, except in very hotsummers, and new trees have tobe planted from suckers. The real old elm of England is the Wych elm or Scotch
. Eyes and no eyes. ely, that the elm has a very corky bark. Evenon the trunk the cork is thick and rugged, and onthe small branches it has no room to spread, andhas to lie in lumps. The inner part of the barkcalled the liber is very tough, and is used for making mats andropes. The commonelm, which so oftengrows in rows be-tween the fields, oris planted on thevillage green, wasbrought to Englandby the Romans. It is not quiteat home even now, for its seeds donot ripen, except in very hotsummers, and new trees have tobe planted from suckers. The real old elm of England is the Wych elm or Scotch elm. It has not such a tall trunk as the common elm, for its big branches grow out much lower do^vn. Its leaves are bigger, and its seeds ripen and grow, when they are sown. But it is not very common in our country and grows chiefly in Scotland, Wales, and the West of England. Even ill winter you can count a great numberof buds on the elm, and when April comes, if youlook up through the boughs, ycu will see a purple. TWIG OK COVEREDWITU CORK. ts:e ass and the elm. 67 tinge all over the top of the tiee. This is caused bythe ty purple flowers which burst out on thetwigs. Now watch the tree. At the end of April
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