DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 14T 
more regular in form and disposition. There are two 
pretty varieties of the English lime which are well known 
in this country, viz. the Red-barked, or corallina ( var . 
rubra), with red branches ; and the Golden-barked {var. 
aurea), with handsome yellow branches. These trees 
are peculiarly beautiful in winter, when a few of them 
mingled with other deciduous trees make a pleasing 
variety of coloring in the absence of foliage. The broad- 
leaved European lime is the finest for shade and 
ornament. The whitish foliage of Tilia alba, which 
probably is also a variety, has a beautiful appearance, 
somewhat like the Abele tree, in a gentle breeze. 
These trees grow well on any good friable soil, and 
readily endure transplantation. They bear trimming 
remarkably well ; and when but little root is obtained the 
head may be shortened in proportion, and the tree will 
soon make vigorous shoots again. All the species are 
easily increased by layers. 
The Beech Tree. Fagus. 
Nat. Ord. Corylaceae. Lin. Syst. Monoecia, Polyandria. 
The Beech is a large, compact, and lofty tree, with a 
greyish bark and finely divided spray, and is a common 
inhabitant of the forest in all temperate climates. In the 
United States, this tree is generally found congregated in 
very great quantities, wherever the soil is most favorable ; 
hundreds of acres being sometimes covered with this 
single kind of timber. Such tracts are familiarly known 
