ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



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kiver's pueple-leaved beech. 

 (From a Specimen in our Collection.) 



Cytisus Labiirnviin var. purpureus. Purple-feowered Labur- 

 ITUM. Produces long racemes of purple flowers. 



FAGUS. Beecli. Buche, Ger. Hetre, Fr. 



The Beeches are noted for their rich glossy foliage and elegant habit. The Piirple-Ieaved, 

 Fern-leaved, and Weeping Beeches are tbree remarkable trees, beautiful even while very- 

 young, but magnificent when they acquire age. As single specimens upon the lawn, they 

 exhibit an array of valuable and attractive features not to be found in other trees. 



