. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. n circumfer-ence of trunk a foot above groimd, and 22 ft. 4 in. at 3ft. above ground, the branches spreading 96 and 106 diameter. A few years ago one such white Oak was ruthlesslydestroyed near South Glastonbury, Conn., by its vandalowner for the value of the fire-wood it cont
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. n circumfer-ence of trunk a foot above groimd, and 22 ft. 4 in. at 3ft. above ground, the branches spreading 96 and 106 diameter. A few years ago one such white Oak was ruthlesslydestroyed near South Glastonbury, Conn., by its vandalowner for the value of the fire-wood it contained. Thesetrees were no doubt wellestablished in the soil be ,•.?. fore Christopher Columbusdiscovered America. Suchspecimens are now so scarceit is a pity that they cannotbe protected by law, andtmappreciative owners betaught to regard such venerable trees for the pleasurewhich their presence affordsto an intelligent public, iffrom no other motive. Afine old pasture Oak isshown in Fig. 1506. Considered from a gardeners or planters standpoint, the Oaks are amongthe most valuable of our na-tive trees. An idea that they are very difficult to trans-plant and slow of growth, for many years almost barredthem from cultivation, but experiments made withinthe past 20 years have done much to correct this popu-. 1506Field-erown white Oak. (1110) OAK OAKESIA 1111 lar prejudice, and have shown that by using good treesand by giving proper subsequent care and attention,Oaks will grow as easily and develop as rapidly asmany other species, and are very satisfactory. A Pin Oakin the grounds of the writer, about 65 years old, is morethan 70 ft. in height, GO ft. in spread of branciies, and11 ft. in circumference of trunk 3 ft. from the Swamp White Oak in the same lawn is about 50 yearsold, and is 50 ft. in height, 54 ft. in spread of branchesand 7 ft. in circumference of trunk 3 ft. from trees are growing on a rich, sandy loam, whichis well drained by a substratum of gr
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