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more regular in form and disposition. There are two 

 pretty varieties of the English lime which are well known 

 in this country, viz. the Red-barked, or corallina (var. 

 rubra), with red branches ; and the Golden-barked (var. 

 aurea), with handsome yellow branches. These trees 

 are peculiarly beautiful in winter, when a few of them 

 mingled with other deciduous trees make a pleasing 

 variety of coloring in the absence of foliage. The broad- 

 leaved European lime is the finest for shade and 

 ornament. The whitish foliage of Tilia alba, which 

 probably is also a variety, has a beautiful appearance, 

 somewhat like the Abele tree, in a gentle breeze. 



These trees grow well on any good friable soil, and 

 readily endure transplantation. They bear trimming 

 remarkably well ; and when but little root is obtained the 

 head may be shortened in proportion, and the tree will 

 soon make vigorous shoots again. All the species are 

 easily increased by layers. 



THE BEECH TREE. Fagus. 



Nat. Ord. Corylacese. Lin. Syst. Monoecia, Polyandria. 



The Beech is a large, compact, and lofty tree, with a 

 greyish bark and finely divided spray, and is a common 

 inhabitant of the forest in all temperate climates. In the 

 United States, this tree is generally found congregated in 

 very great quantities, wherever the soil is most favorable ; 

 hundreds of acres being sometimes covered with this 

 single kind of timber. Such tracts are familiarly known 



