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EECH. . Class 21,. Order:. To admire the beech, is to rebel against high authority; yet who, that is not entirely devoted to pictorial effect, but must admire it? The oak may excel it in dignity, the elm in beauty, and the ash in gracefulness: still the beech is a noble tree; and in spring, the bright sunny tint of its feathery foliage renders it a most attractive object.