SIEBRECHT & SO N 
The Beeches {Fagus) 
Beeches have long been deemed indispensable to the landscape gardener. Their glossy foliage, 
the pendulous habit of the weeping, linel.v-fiit leaves of the Fern-leaved and the purple of the 
Blood-leaved, are the features that entitle them to this distinction. The white bark of the Amer- 
ican is a good contrast with the darker hue of the English and its varieties. 
Fagus ferruginea (Americana). 
American Beech. 40 to 50 ft. A 
magnificent tree, of large, round, 
spreading growth. Conspicuous for 
its almost white bark. On lawns it 
is nsuall.v allowed to branch close 
to the ground, making a beautiful 
specimen. $1 to .fi.oO. 
F. sylvatica (European or English 
Beech). 40 to 50 ft. This also 
makes a large, spreading ti'ee, but 
of more compact habit, and is 
much admired for its shining green 
foliage. It is sometimes grown as 
a large bush, and as its foliage, 
though dead, remains on all win- 
ter, it is a good deal used for 
screening purposes. .$1..jO to .$.3.50. 
F. sylvatica asplenifolia (Fern-leaved 
Beech). 15 to I'O ft. With finely 
divided, fern-like foliage and twiggy 
well-formed growth, it is univers- 
ally popular. It does not make as 
large a tree, nor is it of as strong 
a growth as the Heterophylla. Re- 
quires very close pruning when 
planted. $2 to .1:5. 
F. sylvatica heterophylla (Cut-leaved 
Beech). 25 to HO ft. The foliage is 
not as finely divided as that of the 
fern-leaved, nor is it quite as 
twiggy a grower; but it makes a 
large 'tree. $1..50 to $3. 
F. sylvatica purpurea (Copper 
B(3ech). 35 to 40 ft. Foliage 
dark copper color, especially in 
early summer : the tree is a bu.shy 
grower. to $3.50. 
F. sylvatica Rivers! (Rivers' Blood-leaved 
Beech). 35 to 40 ft. Where a large-growing 
tree of purple foliage is required, nothing 
equals this. From early spring till late 
FAGUS SYLVATICA 
fall, though varying in intensity of coloring 
at times — sometimes being almost black — • 
there is always purple foliage. Jfl to $5. 
The Ashes {Fraxmus) 
Fraxinus Americana (American White Ash). 
50 to GO ft. When given ample room, it at- 
tains grand i)roportions. The under side 
of its leaves is of a light silvery color. $2 to 
$5 
F. excelsior (English Ash). 40 to 50 ft. This 
forms a tree of more rounded outline than 
the American. It has larger, greener leaves, 
which remain on the tree late into fall, and 
is distinguished by its black buds. Good for 
street planting. $1.50 to $3.50. 
F. excelsior aucubsfolia. .S5 to 40 ft. The 
foliage of this is beautifully mottled with 
yellow and green. Grown as a large shrub, 
by cutting away the tops occasionally, the 
golden character is more observed, .fl to .$3. 
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