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cH. (From a Specimen in our Collection.) 
RIVERS’ PURPLE-LEAVED BEE 
Fagus s. var. purpurea. PURPLE-LEAVED BEECH. B. Discovered ina German forest. An elegant vigorous tree, 
growing 40 to 50 feet high. The foliage in spring is deep purple, and later in the season changes to crimson. 
and again to a dull purplish green in the fall. $1.50 to $2.00. 
var. purpurea major. B. An erect, rapid grower; leaves large, shining and very dark purple. $2.00. 
var. purpurea Riversii. RIVERS’ SMOOTH-LEAVED PURPLE BEECH. B. This variety, which we procured 
of Mr. Rivers, differs from the ordinary Purple-leavyed Beech by its compact symmetrical habit of growth, 
and crimson foliage early in the spring, changing to a dark purple in summer. The finest of all purple=-. 
leaved trees. (See cut.) $1.50 to $3.00. 
var. quercifolia. OAK-LEAVED BEECH. B. Dwarf habit; distinct, fine foliage. $2.00. 
WEEPING BEECH. 
