PENDENT, OR WEEPING DECIDUOUS TREES. 
tion, as it is liable to be injured by strong winds. It has a tendency to hang on one side; and, there¬ 
fore, much care and attention are required to give it a regular form. For this purpose, it is advisable 
to graft it on a high stock, inserting several grafts, so that branches may grow all round. 
Feigns purpurea , var. pendula (Weeping Purple Beech). The leaves of this are distinguished from 
those of the preceding, by being of a much darker colour ; in most cases being of a deep purple. Fine 
examples of it are to be seen at Waterer’s American Nursery, Bagshot, Surrey, where it grows fully 
thirty feet high ; but, like the other, mostly to one side. It forms a remarkably striking object when 
judiciously placed among trees having leaves of the usual green colour. 
Ulmus montana, var. pendula (Weeping Mountain Elm). This is a strong and vigorous tree, 
the branches of which take a decided inclination towards the ground—not, as in some cases, borne down 
by the weight of their extreme parts, but spreading out like a fan in a direction between the horizontal 
and perpendicular. Being of very vigorous growth, it attains a considerable size in a few years. The 
leaves are large, rough, and dark green. This forms a remarkably handsome object as a single 
tree for a broad lawn. Fine examples of it are to be seen in the garden of the Boyal Botanic Society, 
Regent’s Park; the garden of the Horticultural Society; and several other places round London. 
Ulmus glabra , var .pendula (Weeping Smooth-leaved Elm). The introduction of this variety is of 
more recent date than the others of the same genus. It is said to have been raised by Mr Smith, 
nurseryman at Worcester, in 1810 ; and is by some called the Downton Weepmg Elm. It is freer and 
more slender in its general habit than the variety of montana : the le'aves are scarcely so large, but of 
as dark a colour. When grown twenty or thirty years, it forms a very striking object in an exposed 
situation. 
Ulmus campestris, var. pendula (Weeping Common Elm). The general appearance of this is 
somewdiat more delicate and graceful than the preceding ; the leaves are about the size of those of the 
common upright elm, and the branches slender. 
These weeping varities of Elm have been in cultivation for some time. There is, however, one of 
but recent introduction, described as having variegated leaves distinctly marked with bright yellow 
blotches. It is, we believe, grown by a nurseryman near Huddersfield. One or two others have been 
mentioned, but it is not certain that they merit particular notice. 
Fraxinus excelsior, var. pendula (Weeping Ash). This is a variety of the common ash, from 
which it differs only in its drooping habit. With the exception of the Willow, it is perhaps the first 
weeping tree known to English horticulturists, having been raised in Cambridgeshire early in the last 
century. It is now as common as it is graceful; for it is almost in every garden, and forms the best 
example of a weeping tree of which we have any knowledge. It is of very rapid growth, and forms 
so complete a shade that it may be trained with great advantage as an arbour, having a seat erected 
round its stem. 
Fraxinus excelsior, var. pendula aurea (Golden Weeping Ash). A variety of recent introduction, 
with all the habit of the old variety, but having the bark of a deep yellow colour. 
Fraxinus excelsior, var. verrucosa pendula (Warted Weeping Ash). This differs but little from 
the other weeping varieties of this genus, and may only be noticed as forming one of the number 
having the same habit. The bark is distinguished by numerous warts. 
Fraxinus lentiscifolia, var. pendula (Weeping Lentiscus-leaved Ash). This is, on the whole, of a 
more graceful character than the others, the branches being more slender, and small and neat. It 
grows with rapidity in a sheltered situation, and soon forms a very handsome tree. 
Persica vulgaris, var. pendula (Weeping Peach). This was originally raised from seed by 
Mr. Reed of New Jersey, and is a very elegant variety. It is only valuable on accoimt of its beauti¬ 
fully pendent habit; and as it flowers freely, and has the general drooping character of the Weepmg 
Ash, it forms a highly-ornamental object for the lawn, being covered in spring with its numerous white 
blossoms. It should be grafted on high stocks, as the shoots take a perpendicular direction, and grow rapidly. 
Popidus tremula, var. pendula (Weeping Aspen Poplar). The leaves of the Poplar or Aspen, 
from their having long slender stalks, are always seen in a state of quivering or trembling; hence the 
specific name. The variety under consideration has all the gracefulness of a true weepmg tree ; but 
compared with the weeping varieties of the Ash or Elm, it has a much lighter and freer aspect. 
Unless planted in a situation which is not much exposed to wind, it generally grows to one side. A 
good example of it is to be seen, on a small scale, in the pleasure-ground of J. Anderson, Esq., The 
Holme, Regent’s Park, as well as in several other places round London. Two other varieties, distinct 
from the present, have been noticed, but very little is known respecting them. 
Betula alba, var. pendula (Weeping White Birch). The chief characteristic of this variety is its 
great lightness ; and when seen at a little distance, either in summer or winter, the branches appear to 
