BEECH, continued 
Purple-leaved. Fagus purpurea. A fine tree, growing from 40 to 
50 feet high. The foliage in the spring is deep purple, changing 
later to a dull crimson and to a purplish green in the fall, each 
4 ft- high $1 CO 
5 ft. high 2 00 
Rivers' "Weeping Purple-leaved. Fagus purpurea Riversi pen- 
dula. Combines the dark, rich foliage of the Purple Beech and 
the graceful form of the Weeping Beech. The foliage is crimson 
in the spring, changing to a very dark purple, which color it keeps 
throughout the summer to fall. ^^^^ 
7 f - high {5 00 
Birch • Betula 
European Cut-leaved Weeping. Betula pendula laciniata. 
A very beautiful tree, tall, slender and vigorous, with long, droop- 
ing branches, silvery bark and delicately cut foliage. ^^^^ 
