. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Illustrated by upward of two hundred plates and engravings of plans for residences and their grounds, of trees and shrubs, and garden embellishments; with descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States. Landscape gardening; Trees. CHAPTER III. DECIDUOUS TREES. ff^^^%^^^. THE OAK. Qiicrcus. "A little of thy steadfastness, Rounded with leafy gracefulness, Old oak give me ;— That the world's blasts may round me blow, And I yield gently to and fro, While my sJout-hearted trunk below, And firm-
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Illustrated by upward of two hundred plates and engravings of plans for residences and their grounds, of trees and shrubs, and garden embellishments; with descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States. Landscape gardening; Trees. CHAPTER III. DECIDUOUS TREES. ff^^^%^^^. THE OAK. Qiicrcus. "A little of thy steadfastness, Rounded with leafy gracefulness, Old oak give me ;— That the world's blasts may round me blow, And I yield gently to and fro, While my sJout-hearted trunk below, And firm-set roots unshaken ; L0WELt_ TO convey by words alone an idea of the grand and varied expressions of full-grown oaks would be a task almost as difficult as to impart by description the awful sense of sublimity inspired by rolling thunder. In a country where the oak abounds in all the forests it might seem that it would be sufficiently familiar to most persons; nevertheless, it is a f;ict f/iaf not more than one A7nerican out of a. 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 Scott, Frank J. (Frank Jesup), 1828-1919. New York, John B. Alden
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