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Ornamental Shrubs. 



as yet in cultivation. B. pendula laciniata is the well- 

 known weeping birch so largely in cultivation. It grows 

 in slender form, having finely cut foliage on drooping 

 branches. It is one of the best of the silvery-white forms 

 for planting upon lawns, and should not be overlooked. 



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WEEPING BIRCH. 



B. atro purpurea is a variety possessing the habit of the 

 other birches, and distinguished from them by having 

 purple foliage which is especially attractive in contrast 

 with the white bark of the stems and branches. B. nana 



