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Af F GARDEN. 



ants, and other living creatures. We may all say with Landor — 

 " Oh, who upon earth could ever cut down a linden ! " 



There is a red-stalked variety, also of great beauty. I had a fine 

 young tree, but a former gardener — not imbued with the feeling 

 of Landor — much enraged me by cutting it down for a prop ; and 

 when expostulated with, excused himself by saying that he had no 

 idea it was a beautiful tree; proving that eyes are useless without 

 understanding. 



We have only one Oak {Qtiercus robur) in the place. Moderate- 

 sized ones exist in the neighbouring field, and smaller picturesque 

 old stumpy trees grow by the river side at Mr. Graham's, close at 



Fig. 939. — Last Oak of Bimam Wood. 



Fig. 940 — Turkey Oak at Fulham, struck by 

 lightning. 



hand. Oaks are not sufficiently numerous in our district to be 

 important, and therefore I have figured the last oak of Birnam 

 Wood (fig. 939). 



"Till Birnam Wood shall come to Dunsinane."— i1/a(rto>%. 



I have one or two small Evergreen oaks {Querciis ilex), which 

 grow slowly, and for years may be used as tall shrubs. The Rev. 

 Mr. Bridges has a fine specimen in his grounds. I have no Cork- 

 tree {Quercus 5«3^y)— which grows well at Fulham— nor do I know 

 of any specimen near at hand. Neither the Fulham oak, nor 

 the Turkey oak with its mossy acorns, nor the beautiful American 



