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Ornamental Shrubs. 



It is a tree of compact and elegant habit, with its foliage 

 finely cut and fern-like, and in spring is certainly one of 

 the most charming specimens in field or garden. Every 

 one in that city of villas makes it a point to secure one or 

 more of these trees within his grounds. There are many 

 other cut-leaved forms, but none so beautiful and delicate as 



CUT-LEAVED BEECH. 



this. The variety known as the weeping beech is too 

 familiar to need description, but it must not be over- 

 looked in making selections. F. tricolor is a variety, 

 probably, of the purple beech, with a distinct border of 

 rose color ; but it is scarcely in general use, and probably 

 for the reason that the variegation will not continue un- 

 der the hot suns of summer. If planted at all, it should 

 be in situations protected during the middle of the day. 



