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snent the shrubbery more by their peculiarity than by their 

 beamy. 



European Beech, or Fagus sylvatica. Of this tree there 

 are several varieties, which are as iollows : 



Common European, 

 fern Leaved. 

 Striped Leaved. 

 Purple Leaved. 

 Copper Leaved. 



Of these the Purple and Copper Leaved varieties are the 

 most admired, from the very singular appearance and co- 

 lour of their leaves forming such a striking contrast to that 

 of surrounding shrubbery. 



A&h) or Fraxinus. Fraxinus excelsior, or Common Eu- 

 ropean Ash. This forms one of the loftiest trees, and where 

 compressed by others, will have a slender top, but when 

 it has space, it throws out large arms, forming a full spread- 

 ing head. A tree, which grew near Dunbarton, (Scotland) 

 measured, at five feet from the ground, sixteen feet nine 

 inches in circumference. There is a diminutive variety with 

 variegated leaves. The foliage of these, and of all the other 

 ash trees, are pinnated, with one exception. 



Fraxinus v. pendula, or Weeping jish.~ This is a va- 

 riety of the preceding, with pendant branches, which it will 

 throw down so as to touch the earth, and may be trained so 

 as to form a bower of its branches. It is greatly used in 

 Europe for the ornamenting of pleasure grounds, &c. 



Fraxinus ornus, or Flowering' Ash.- This grows to be a 

 tree of considerable size ; the foliage is of a fine green, and 

 each leaf has three or four pair of folioles ; the flowers are 

 white, and are produced in May, in large bunches at the 

 ends of the branches. They do not present a gaudy dress, 

 but exhibit themselves in a loose easy manner on all the 

 shoots ; and, with the green leaves peeping through this 

 bloom, make the appearance particularly pleasing. 



Fraxinus atrovirens, or Curled Leaved j/sh.~ This is 

 easily distinguished from all others by its curiously curled 

 leaves of a dark green hue, which give to the tree a sombre 

 and gloomy appearance. The growth is very peculiar, and 

 the ends of the young shoots are blunt, and nearly the same 

 size at the extreme end as at their base. It is calculated to 

 form a very striking appearance in a shrubbery. 



