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which is a "grove" in itself, this marvelous creature has under- 

 taken to build a new concentric "ring" or layer to the already 

 mammoth trunk. A million buds await the action of their in- 

 visible co-workers below. The majestic top, a little woodland in 

 itself, has stood guard over the old Rathbone home, encounter- 

 ing the bleak storms and howling winds of six, long months since 

 its foliage was stripped and returned to mother earth. It has 



Photo 103 

 Boston Ivy is the Best Vine in America. 



seen the Ohio frozen and held for weeks in frigid bands and, 

 anon, vapor that once spread over hundreds of thousands of 

 miles, condensed and formed into irresistible torrents, sweeping 

 from rivulet, gully, creek and river, swelling the banks of the 

 mighty stream, inundating hamlet," village and old Marietta her- 

 self; but there this monarch stands (see Photo 13) awaiting the 

 orders of a greater monarch, old king "Sol." who has just 

 "crossed the line" and is about to give his behest; "Forward, 

 march ! six months' work ahead," 



