. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries. Rtvers' Purple-leaved Beech. (From a Specimen in our Collection.) Tagrns s. var. purpurea. Purple-leated Beech. B. Discovered in a G^€rman forest. An elegant vigorous tree,. growing iO to 50 feet high. The foliage in spring is deep purple, and later in the season changes to crimson ^ and again to a dull purplish green in the fall. $ to $ var. purpurea major. B. An erect, rapid grower; leaves large, shining and very dark purple. $ var. purpurea Kiversil. RiVERS' Smooth-leaved Purple Beech. B. This variety, which w
. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries. Rtvers' Purple-leaved Beech. (From a Specimen in our Collection.) Tagrns s. var. purpurea. Purple-leated Beech. B. Discovered in a G^€rman forest. An elegant vigorous tree,. growing iO to 50 feet high. The foliage in spring is deep purple, and later in the season changes to crimson ^ and again to a dull purplish green in the fall. $ to $ var. purpurea major. B. An erect, rapid grower; leaves large, shining and very dark purple. $ var. purpurea Kiversil. RiVERS' Smooth-leaved Purple Beech. B. This variety, which we procured of Mr. Elvers, differs from the ordinary Purple-leaved Beech by its compact symmetrical habit of growth, and crimson foliage early in the spring, changing to a dark purple in summer. Tlie finest of all purple^ leaved trees. (See cut.) $ to $ Far. quercifolia. Oak-leaved BEECH. B. Dwarf habit; distinct, fine foliage. $2.(X).. Weeping 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 Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
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