CHAP. CV

CORYLA'CEiE. QUE'RCUS.

1793

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But while,” continues Mr. Strutt, “ as an entire object, these curved linesMe; sufficient to express the general peculiarity of the outline of the oak, asWe as the larger masses of its foliage, when we come to examine the treeMore closely, and in detail, we find that a greater variety of line must beadopted to display its singular proportions, so indicative of energy and bold-ness. The trunk and limbs are characterised by their amazing strength, andy their .comparative shortness and crookedness; and the branches, by theirnmerous contortions and abrupt angles, and by the great variety which theyI* . straight and crooked lines; and by their frequent tendency to a°« direction. These striking peculiarities are exemplified in Jig. 1635.”tir l 0t unfre q uen tly, however, the forms of the limbs and branches are en-P l a? CK *“ by t ^ le exu berancy of foliage, as is the case in the Boundsan d more particularly in that magnificent living canopy ■— nulli[see impervious to the day, — the Chandos Oak, at Southgate,

u ' P" * which, although not exactly a painter’s tree, is unquestionablyCasio li r° r re « ular beauty and plenitude of shade. The oak, also, is oc-na v f°und to present an extremely graceful and pleasing figure, as is

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