. Our woodland trees . Trees; Trees. 7. THE BBEOH. Fagus sylvatica. PiATB 1, Fig. 7. BRHAPS the fact that none of our woodland Trees grow more readily from seed, or show a readier dis- position to thrive and develope on English soil than the Beech, '\^\ may be accepted as at least one â _ k circumstance in favour of the claim made < -Jh to rank this beautiful Tree amongst the X natives of Britain. Those who do not regard it as indigenous rely chiefly, if not entirely, on the statement of Julius Caesar, that timber of every kind which was found in Gaul, also grew in Britain, except the Beech


. Our woodland trees . Trees; Trees. 7. THE BBEOH. Fagus sylvatica. PiATB 1, Fig. 7. BRHAPS the fact that none of our woodland Trees grow more readily from seed, or show a readier dis- position to thrive and develope on English soil than the Beech, '\^\ may be accepted as at least one â _ k circumstance in favour of the claim made < -Jh to rank this beautiful Tree amongst the X natives of Britain. Those who do not regard it as indigenous rely chiefly, if not entirely, on the statement of Julius Caesar, that timber of every kind which was found in Gaul, also grew in Britain, except the Beech and the Silver Fir. But V 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Heath, Francis George, 1843-1913. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington


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