8o KEY TO GENERA AND SPECIES 



123. Leaves green 124. 



124. With 9 to 14 pairs of side veins in the leaf, 



each vein ending in a distinct marginal 

 tooth. Leaves 2\ to 5 inches long, 

 width about half the length. New Bruns- 

 wick southward and westward. (Figs. 143, 

 144.) American Beech, Beech, Red Beech, 

 White Beech, Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 



NOTE. The American Beech normally has yellow- 

 ish or grayish fruit with elongated prickles. 

 The variety caroliniana, from N. J. south- 

 ward, has a dull red fruit and short 

 prickles. 



124. With 5 to 9 pairs of side veins, 

 each vein ending either in or 

 between small or blunt teeth, 

 the latter often entirely absent 

 and the margin merely wavy. 

 Leaves 2 to 4 inches long, 

 width the length. Cult. 

 Native of Europe. (Fig. 145.) 

 European Beech, Fagus sylvatica L. 



NOTE. The common Weeping Beech is a variety 

 of the European Beech, with drooping or 

 pendulous branches. 



