9. 



HORNBEAM, HAZRL, BIRCH, BARBERRY, ALDER. 

 PLATE 9. FIGURES 1 TO 21. 



ARDNESS of texture 

 of its woody fibre 

 has given rise to 

 the common name 

 of the Hornbeam, 

 which, by the 

 beauty of its fo- 

 liage, adds much 

 to the attractions 

 of the forest. Its 

 long, oval leaf is 



very symmetrically veined, straight parallel 

 branches running from the mid- vein to the sharply- 

 serrated margin. The margin is cut into short 



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