The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . 308 DECIDUOUS TREES. Fig. 94 form is more elm-like than theusual character of the tree, butserves to illustrate one form of,:, , this species. It becomes a tree of the largest size, little inferior, inrich cool soils, to the white oak.;. Though named swamj^ white oak,•^ it is by no means a swamp tree,but is generally found in such richmoist soils as the whitewood andthe magnolias delight in. We thinkit the best of all the first family ofoaks for
The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . 308 DECIDUOUS TREES. Fig. 94 form is more elm-like than theusual character of the tree, butserves to illustrate one form of,:, , this species. It becomes a tree of the largest size, little inferior, inrich cool soils, to the white oak.;. Though named swamj^ white oak,•^ it is by no means a swamp tree,but is generally found in such richmoist soils as the whitewood andthe magnolias delight in. We thinkit the best of all the first family ofoaks for decorative planting, be-cause, in a proper soil, it will give the quickest return in is reputed the finest of all the northern oaks for straight shiptimber, and the most durable in the The Burr Oak or Over-Cup White Oak. Qiier-cus macrocafpa.—The accompanying sketch is char-acteristic of the burr oak when j-oung; with age itassumes a spreading form, very similar to, but smaller,than the white oak ; the bark is darker colored, androugher, and the branches have a corky and raggedlook. The leaf is the largest and most beautifulamong oak leaves, and has a form so peculiar as toattract attention, and is admirably adapted to use inarchitectural designs. It has been used with beauti-ful effect as the principal leaf in wrought-stone capi-tals. The acorn in its cup is also a picturesque littleobject, and has given the name of burr to the tree onaccount of the cup being rough, shaggily fringed, and almostenveloping the acorn like a burr. Grown in open rich ground it isa decidedly handsome tree in summer, but rude in its winter ap-pearance. The oak openings in some of the western States arelargely composed of this variety. Nearly every home in beautifulKalamazoo, Michigan, i
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