"Slippery elm" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... given, soothing drinks are usually administered, such as raw white of egg, milk, flaxseed tea, slippery elm, etc. ...
— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler
... which is very much like the white elm that we have been considering. The slippery elm is a smaller tree, does not droop so much, and the trunk is smoother and darker. The leaves are thicker and very rough on the upper side. The inner bark contains a great deal of mucilage—that, I suppose, is the reason for its being ...
— Among the Trees at Elmridge • Ella Rodman Church |
