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circular-winged fruit that somewhat resemble large clusters 

 of the fruit of the common hop-vine. 



OAKS. These trees are, many of them, emblems of 

 grandeur and strength, yet some of the species and varie- 

 ties possess graceful and pleasing outlines and beautiful 

 colors of foliage. In size many of them are not suited to 

 small places, and yet a single large oak with a cottage and 

 accompanying outbuildings nestling 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 



FTG. 82. WHITE OAK (Quercus alba}. 



the persistency with which the foliage adheres in the 

 winter. In the grove mingled with evergreen and other 

 deciduous trees this feature may have rather a pleasing 

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

 brown leaves are not a pleasing object 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 140 and 141. 



WHITE OAK (Quercus alba], Fig. 82.* The grandest of 



