CONTENTS
Author's Note ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
Essex Elm ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
Elms ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Dutch Elm Disease ... ... ... ... ... ... 7
Elm in the Pollen Record ... ... ... ... ... 8
A Guide to the Essex Elms ... ... ... ... ... 9
Local Types ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23
Recording Elms ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23
R. H. Richens and Essex Elms ... ... ... ... ... 25
Gibson 1862 and Jermyn 1974 ............... 27
Elms in the Landscape
1) Coppiced Woodland ............... 29
2)Forests .................. 30
3)Parks ..................... 39
4) Hedgerows ... ... ... ... ... ... 40
5) Place-names and Road-names ... ... ... 42
Elms and Churches .................. 44
Notable Elms ..................... 46
Elm Wood - Its Uses .................. 48
Essex Elms - Their Associated Flora and Fauna
1) Introduction - Mr. M. W. Hanson ... ... ... 52
2) Hemiptera - Dr. Peter Kirby ... ...... ... 53
3) Lepidoptera - Rev. David Agassiz ... ... ... 57
4) Diptera - Mr. Derek Smith ............ 60
5) Lichens and Fungi - Mr. John Skinner ... ... 62
6) Birds - Mr. M. W. Hanson ............ 64
References ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66
Acknowledgements ... ... ... ... ... ... 66
Plates ........................ 68
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