. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 803. Fagus ferruginea (X Ja) Tatiricum, Giertn. India Wheat. Duckwheat (which see). More slender: lvs. smaller and hastate or arrow-shaped, shorter-petioled : fls. greenish or yellow- ish, in small, simple racemes • a
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 803. Fagus ferruginea (X Ja) Tatiricum, Giertn. India Wheat. Duckwheat (which see). More slender: lvs. smaller and hastate or arrow-shaped, shorter-petioled : fls. greenish or yellow- ish, in small, simple racemes • akene with wavy or notched angles. Useful in short-season climates and on poor soil. L, H, B. FAGUS (ancient Latin name). Ctipuliferce, tribe Fa- ijiicete. Beech. Tall, deciduous, hardy trees, of noble, symmetrical habit, with smooth, light gray bark and clean dark green foliage, which is rarely attacked by in- sects or fungi. They are among the most ornamental and beautiful trees for park planting, and attractive at every season, especially in spring, with the young foliage of a tender, delicate green, and the graceful, drooping headsof the staminate fls. The American and the Euro- pean species are much alike, but the first has the bark of a lighter color, the head is broader and more roundish, and the Ivs. less shining, but turning clear yellow in fall, while the latter has a more ovate head and shining foliage, which turns reddish brown in fall and remains on the branches almost through the whole winter. It is sometimes used for tall hedges. In Europe the Beech is a very important forest tree, and the hard and very close-grained wood is largely used in the manufacture of different articles and for fuel; but it is not very dur- able in the soil. The sweet nuts are edible, and in Europe an oil is pressed from them, used for cooking and other purposes. The Beech prefers dryish situations, and grows best in sandy loam and in limestone soil. Prop, by seeds sown in fall where the
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