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fine trunk is had at its spreading base, and the whole top 

 is one great globe of floating, waving, drooping, or sturdy 

 luxuriance, giving one as perfect an idea of symmetry and 

 proportion, as can be found short of the Grecian Apollo 

 itself. 



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FIG. 30. THE GRACEFUL NATIVE BIRCHES 



We have taken the pains to present this beau ideal of a 

 fine ornamental tree to our readers in order to contrast it 

 with another picture, not from nature, but by the hands of 

 quite another master. 



This master is the man whose passion is to prune trees. 

 To his mind there is nothing comparable to the satisfaction 

 of trimming a tree. A tree in a state of nature is a no more 

 respectable object than an untamed savage. It is running 

 to waste with leaves and branches and has none of the look 

 of civilization about it. Only let him use his saw for a short 



