Victorian gardens: The art of beautifying suburban home grounds (1870)
Scott, Frank J. (Frank Jesup), 1828-1919 · [n.p.] D. Appleton & Co. · leaf 126
o forma flat-arched head, and grow much slower than the first vigorousgrowth of the stem would lead one to suppose. The foliage is largeand coarse, but the form of the tree is suited to the purpose underconsideration. Its large racemes of winged seeds, of a pinkishcolor, are very showy in August.… … 128 ARTIFICIAL ADAPTATIONS OF Perhaps the most beautiful of all small trees for such purposesis the weeping Japan sophora. It is grafted from seven to ten feethigh on other stocks, and for many years its growth is slow; but ifone will have the patience to wait, a more charming and curiousbower can…
