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THE HORNBEAM. 



crossing, hence very curious appearances are some- 

 times produced. The outline of the head is round, 

 and possesses little picturesque beauty. The leaves 

 are shaped somewhat like those of the Beech, 

 but are rough and notched at the edge like those 



LEAF OF THE HORNBEAM. 



of the Elm ; they may be distinguished from the 

 former by their roughness, and from the latter by 

 their being plaited v^hen young, and by having 

 numerous, regular, strongly marked veins. Like 



