The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . «-r«Ji^»-., .. JOURNAL OF RURil ART AM) RURAL TASTE. €\}t %tmiihl m n €xtt IJ N WHAT does the beauty of a tree consist ? We mean, of course, wLat may strict-^ ly be caUed an ornamental tree—not a tree planted for its fruit in tbe orchard, orgrowing for timber in the forest, but standing alone in the lawn or meadow—grow-ing in groups in the pleasure-ground, over-arching the road-side, or bordering somestately avenue. Is it not, first of all, that such a tree, standing where it can grow untouched, anddevelop itself on all sides, is on
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . «-r«Ji^»-., .. JOURNAL OF RURil ART AM) RURAL TASTE. €\}t %tmiihl m n €xtt IJ N WHAT does the beauty of a tree consist ? We mean, of course, wLat may strict-^ ly be caUed an ornamental tree—not a tree planted for its fruit in tbe orchard, orgrowing for timber in the forest, but standing alone in the lawn or meadow—grow-ing in groups in the pleasure-ground, over-arching the road-side, or bordering somestately avenue. Is it not, first of all, that such a tree, standing where it can grow untouched, anddevelop itself on all sides, is one of the finest pictures of symmetry and proportionthat the eye can any where meet with ? The tree may be young, or it may be old,but if left to nature, it is sure to grow into some form that courts the eye and satisfiesit. It may branch out boldly and grandly, like the Oak; its top may be broad andstately, like the Chestnut, or drooping and elegant, like the Elm, or delicate and airy,like the Birch, but it is sure to grow into the type-form—ei
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