. Ellwanger & Barry's supplementary catalogue novelties, etc. : 1898. Rivers' Purple-leaved Beech. {Fiom a Si^ecimen m our Collection.) X'agrixs s. var. purpurea. PuRPLE-LEAVED Beech. B. Discovered in a German forest. An eleg-ant vigorous tree, growing- 40 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. 15. An erect, rapid grower; leaves large, shining and very dark purple. $ var. purpurea Kiversii. Rivers' Smooth-leaved Purple Beech. B. This varietj-
. Ellwanger & Barry's supplementary catalogue novelties, etc. : 1898. Rivers' Purple-leaved Beech. {Fiom a Si^ecimen m our Collection.) X'agrixs s. var. purpurea. PuRPLE-LEAVED Beech. B. Discovered in a German forest. An eleg-ant vigorous tree, growing- 40 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. 15. An erect, rapid grower; leaves large, shining and very dark purple. $ var. purpurea Kiversii. Rivers' Smooth-leaved Purple Beech. B. This varietj-, which we procured of Mr. Rivers, differs from the ordiuarj' Purple-leaved Beech l^y its compact symmetrical habit of growth, and crimson foliage early in the spring, changing to a dark purple in summer. The finest of all purple- leaved trees. (See cut.) $ to $ var. quercifolia. Oak-leaved Beech. B. Dwarf habit; distinct, fine foliage. $ 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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