. British trees. Trees. THE ENGLISH ELM. 521 -vt'Ajifek. THE FRUIT (WYCH ELM). FLOWER AND FRUIT. The rounded buds which contain the flowers have a brittle covering of shining brown. Early in April this covering falls awav, allowing the flowers to expand. They grow in clusters, which are usually set at irregular intervals on the twig, a little below the terminal bud or buds. The blossoms are very small ; each one consists of five minute purplish-red petals, five stamens of the same tint, and a seed germ made up of two dark brown and inconspicuous carpels united into a single pistil, which conta
. British trees. Trees. THE ENGLISH ELM. 521 -vt'Ajifek. THE FRUIT (WYCH ELM). FLOWER AND FRUIT. The rounded buds which contain the flowers have a brittle covering of shining brown. Early in April this covering falls awav, allowing the flowers to expand. They grow in clusters, which are usually set at irregular intervals on the twig, a little below the terminal bud or buds. The blossoms are very small ; each one consists of five minute purplish-red petals, five stamens of the same tint, and a seed germ made up of two dark brown and inconspicuous carpels united into a single pistil, which contains one seed onlv. The petals and stamens gradually turn brown and wither, while the flat winged seed-vessel, with its single seed, increases in size and changes in colour to a bright green. THE LKAVES. The young leaves are at first folded at the central rib against the new shoo) ol pale green tinged with pink, and turn downwards as. 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 Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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