v. Stamin.ite flower 



B. Pistillnte flower 



THE BEECH {Fagus Americana) 



The fine-textur."d bark varies from dark gray to almost white. The buds are long and pointed ard shiping grlden 

 f'^n. The pricklv 4-valved pod remains long after the two triangular nuts have fallen out. The opening shoots are beautiful 

 Mav. the pendant staminate heads are as soft and silkv as the bahv leaves. The nistillate flowers, solitary or paired, stand in 



