The woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 43
».)W 24 The Home Grounds. usual, ranks first. European lindensare noble, attractive trees, but they aresometimes affected by the borer andother diseases. If one readily couldgrow oaks and hickories, they wouldfairly rival in value any other of the /:■ a ■& 2 ; ■-- - ■ - \ J- /- /Y ^»1 - ■ y* 3… … The Birch Tree. shade trees already mentioned. Theoaks, although slow-growing, may besuccessfully transplanted if taken whenfive or six feet high. The hickory, withits tap-root, should be taken a foothigh, or better still, from the seed. Oneof the best of ornamental shade treesis also a tap-rooted…
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