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THE BEECH. 



But that this opinion is erroneous \vill appear from the 

 following consideration. 



The Roman poets make frequent mention of the tree 

 (Fayus) which Caesar declares to be not a native of Britain. 1 



1 The fy-ny&s (phegos) of Theophrastus does not appear to be the 

 same as the Fagus of the Romans. Our Beech is most probably 



the tree which that author calls 



(cegilops), and describes 



