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circular- winged fruit that somewhat resemble large cl asters 

 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 



