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fully displayed, giving a striking and beautiful 

 aspect to the tree-head. 



But when large trees, as is sometimes the case, 

 have grown up free from accidents causing 

 deformities, they present forms of great beauty. 

 We have seen trees forking at eight feet from 

 the ground, and forking again eight feet further 

 up into solid limbs three feet in diameter at their 

 base. These, spreading away from the main stems, 

 arch gradually upwards and outwards, the forking 

 continuing on the same plan by gradation to the 

 ultimate spray, until a head of great breadth and 

 beauty is produced. Grilpin's opinion of the 

 Lime is that it is ' an elegant tree where it is 

 suffered to grow at large ; but,' he adds, ' we 

 generally see it in straight bondage, clipped into 

 shape, and forming the sides of avenues and 

 vistas.' 



However, he thinks that ' in its best state it 

 is not very interesting. It has a uniformity of 

 surface, without any of those breaks and hollows 

 which the most picturesque trees present, and 

 which give their foliage so much beauty.' The 

 author of ' Forest Scenery ' is here alluding to 



