. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extend : 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 I' HAR/.E' 2' â THE OAK. Qiiercus. "A little of tliy steadfastness, Rounded with leafy gracefiilness, Old oak give me ;â That the world's blasts may roimd me blow, And I yield gently to and fro, While my stout-hearted trunk below, An
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extend : 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 I' HAR/.E' 2' â THE OAK. Qiiercus. "A little of tliy steadfastness, Rounded with leafy gracefiilness, Old oak give me ;â That the world's blasts may roimd me blow, And I yield gently to and fro, While my stout-hearted trunk below, And firm-set roots unshaken ; Lowell. 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 fact that not more than one Ame?-ican 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 : American Book Exchange, Tribune Building
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