The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 409
tirely under water or entirely dry, elm is ofunexcelled durability. It is much employed for boat-buildingand similar work,—being, indeed, distinctly more suitable forthe productions of the wheel-wright and shipbuilder than forthe maker of &ne furniture. The wych elm attains 125 feet in height,… … The mother of forc«U. •* There at the foot of yondernodding^ beechThat wreathes its oldfantastic roots so high.Gray. CHESTNUT Ch/itaixnicr (Fr.),TYPICAL BRANCH OUTLINE OF TREE. Only because the ipread-iog chestnut tr«eOf old was tung by me. And now some fra^meotaof its branches bare, Shaped as a…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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