78 KINDS OF TREES, 



ilaves, and other purpofes. Its poles and (hoots 

 are ufed as hoops. Its bark is employed by the 

 tanner, along with the bark of the oak and birch, 

 to the lad of which it is little or nothing inferior. 

 Its berries afford a good dye; and are ufed, along 

 with the bark of the alder, in dyeing fome of the 

 colours for tartan and other coarfe fluffs made 

 in the Highlands of Scotland. 



THE BEECH. 



(Fagus sylvatica.) 



The Beech is an elegant tree of the firft magni- 

 tude ; and is univerfally allowed to be very orna- 

 mental. When (landing fmgle, it acquires a fine 

 head, and takes a beautiful outline. It is there- 

 fore peculiarly well adapted to the decoration of 

 the park. As a hedge-row tree, where fhelter is 

 an object, it (lands unrivalled ; where ornament is 

 an object, if properly trained, the fame thing 

 might almoft be faid of it. In the gr6ve, the 

 Beech becomes tall, (Iraight and clean, and of 

 courfe affords the mofl valuable timber, as it is 

 required to be (Iraight for every purpofe to which 

 it is applied. 



Beech is much ufed in fhip building, for keels 

 and for planking ; in husbandry, for many pur- 

 pofes 5 in machinery, mill-work, and the like ; 



and 



