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accompanying outbuildings nesding under its branches 

 affords a most beautiful picture of comfort and protection 

 of which the home is our best emblem. Perhaps the most 

 objectionable feature of these trees as a lawn ornament is 

 the persistency with which the foliage of some species adheres 

 in the winter. In the grove mingled with evergreen and other 

 deciduous trees this feature may have rather a pleasing 



Fig. ioo. — Oak-leaved Mountain Ash {Sorbus aucuparia quercifolia). 



effect, but in a conspicuous place on a lawn its persistent 

 brown leaves are not pleasing objects for continued view 

 during the winter. The oaks require a strong soil to reach 

 their greatest perfection, but they do well under a great 

 variety of conditions. They are difficult to transplant and 

 need the special preparation recommended for the oak, 

 black walnut, etc., on pages i6i and 163. 



