GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



a green ash in a place where an ornamental tree is 

 desired is to plant one for permanence, so seldom does 

 it die out if given an average chance to live. This 

 particular ash is an intense lover of sunlight. 



The great family of oaks must not be forgotten when 

 trees are planted outside the garden; for there are no 

 others among the deciduous trees that have a person- 

 ality of such force and endurance. Of late years the 

 oaks have, to some extent, lost their stigma of being 

 slow of growth, and are now thought, when planted 

 in favorable situations, to make average strides toward 

 height and greatness. 



The willow oak would scarcely be recognized as 

 a member of the genus by one unacquainted with its 

 narrow, willow-like leaves. Near the sea it has great 

 endurance, often becoming noticeably handsome, 

 though it never attains the great size of some of its 

 relatives. In midsummer it is especially attractive, 

 showing then the light gray-green of its foliage, which 

 it also retains until very late in the year. 



The swamp white oak, like others of the group of 

 chestnut oaks, has interesting foliage and is not par- 

 ticular as to whether it is planted in wet or in dry 

 soil. Sometimes it proves an excellent tree for a 

 background, or to use in exposed places where it is 

 desirable to break the sky line. 



The red oak is one of the sturdiest trees of spreading 

 form, and a rapid grower, living to a great age besides. 

 Its leaves are not so delicately formed or so beautiful 

 as those of the scarlet oak, but they are well shaped 

 and turn to a deep, rich red in the late season. 



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