226 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



ORNAMENT. 



HORNBEAM TREE. Carpinus. 



" Ornament, 



When foreign or fantastic, never charm 'd 

 My judgment." 



Mason. 



The French have made this tree the sym- 

 bol for ornament, because it forms most of the 

 cabinets and ornamental divisions of their 

 royal gardens. v 



