New-York tribune., 1880-10-24
TIE TREES or FLUSHING.

GATOR.
The village Of Flushing Long Island was place
Of some consequence while 'New-Y0rk was yet New
Amsterdam. That the early inhabitants were men
OF Substantial worth is still evident from the gen
erI appearance Of the town, which has none OF the
new raw look of many suburban villages. but an
air Of inherited comfort. dignity and quiet ele-
raace. More than two full centuries have passed
since Petrus suyvesaut the sturdy old Governor oi
New Amsterdam. arrested john Bovine, Of Finishing,
! because nc was a Quaker, and sent him over the
sea 70 Holland 1a p prisoner bat the house which
! John Bovine built Ia 1862 stands to-day upright
| and solid, bearing witness 10 the honest WORK
put INTO il by the builder. During all these years
/ the house has been occupied by some OF John
Bownes descendants, and it Is cared for
with cxausi.e old-time Quaker neatness, 50 that
The vorv books on ths shelves and tho austere fur
riture are the same that George Fox used when he
was entertained there 10 1872. Here the fiddle
backed chairs ne SAT- on, the table be ate from aud
ia, lounge where bc recued after his labor5 as 4
preacher. His audieuces were so large ia flushhG
that rne house could not contain them, and ne often
used to preach under two magnificent oaks across
the street These wore long known rs the Fox oaks,
and one Of them survived until 1873, when it was
destroyed by fire, The other having been blown
down l'y q gale IN leil.
These trces ate men utioned because Finishing is
I
have been preserved with revercut care. When the
Fox oaks were threatened by the axe Of their
owner descendant of John Bovine bought
them and there stll stands III the centre of
Par-ons-aye a white oak which seems TO have De-
onged 30 the same generation. This Is one OF the
few oaks of its kind in the country which have been
allowed 10 remain unmoested in the open ground
with free cranee 10 develop that great horizontal
projection Of twisted branches and to swell at tho
base ana s4mulit of the deeply fuTowed trunk into
those kuDtted misses which make it the type OF
staadfastness and massive strength. Like another
# our native trees, t' White pne-a specimen o.
which few American nave ever seen ID ITS full
grown picturesqueness and erlndcur-our oaSs'have
been roo valuable to escape being sawed mp INTO
ship timber: and debt Of gratitude is due 10 toe
men and women who have preserved the few that
remain When the Fox oaks fell. The counted rings
Of growth showed them to have been
over 800 wears of age, and doubt the
tree III Par-Ons-ayC. was 100 Yeas ola
when Columbus discovered America. Near
this giant on the Old Kings Highway stands
an English hawthorn which has not is fellow on
this side of the Atlantic. Ii must have been brought
rom the old home and planted b. one Of the carly
settlers It's guarded rrunk is four feet IN diameter.
The street trees OF Flushing are notable for their
size beauty and variety. Almost every avenue is
DIaUt"l iii ID ~4-i' AlIi '-N't' 'ii'f "''''i ~
veritabls arboretum having on either side one Of
Dair of nearly every variety ordinary cultivation.
and some rare ones. Strangers, especially those
from abroad are always attracted by an aveuue of
pin oaks; their shining foliage and regularly
srra.ifcd branches being revelation OF beauty %
those who have never seen long row of we'll
grown specimens OF tins variety. on orher
IS reefs are fl sDcclmens Of the chc-tuut
oak and wiloW-.caved oak. which are rarely seen
this lat tude. Aud besides the street trees IN the
private grounds Ot many residents are trees winch
safely b. set down as the best OF tAer KIND III
the country. $50
FuShnJ /, largely owing TO tle fact that it s one
OF the oldest nursery centres ~ tie country. As
early A. 1861 81 least. Pruces Nurseries were send
uu out large supplies Of ornamental as well rs trut
trees This business begun by the great-grand-
FAT her Of the Hon. +. Bradford Prince, now tLiri
I1.ric. of Ncy-Slcxc0 on the home grounds OF
tr Prince there stands huo Cedar OF i.ro1- |
non ana moi fat away in the old Boodgood nur-
series is another of stil more comma ding iI1len-
/ which charaCt-riZe them duUu.r tine first fifty 1
vrurs o. their growth. and they have begun 10
| show that Grand lateral sweep OF branches /
and assume HAT ampliie eGe OF pTuportion ana no,
urv of expression which haY" "a .ac them An sacred
ue ature the erublems of REGAL splendor majesty
and strength. ON the grounds Oh Ai' Lea. itt IL !
an Oriental spruce fifty fee D. gh, winch u, without
exception 10 height and volume the finest example
of ti graceful confer 10 be America. and
reor n stands 4 great Chinese magnolia. which is |
/ also without peer. IN the specimen grounds OF
/ the old Parsons Nursery is tlc famous weapIlg /
/ Il. D
inc the ground aud forming deeply shaded payu-
/ ION 100 feet IN circumference Here, too Is /
gvptostr0bu- Chinese cypress. forty feet high
straight arrow fra- lcred VIII soijy curied
pcagreen foliage and altogether one OF the most
charming trees tue world. On rhe same grounds
cOnlfers oI pehnuiou- an" obhe' lorns ana !
! "a wealth of sylvan treasurea that can hardly be |
eauailed elsewhere Iu the same space.
Mauv of The prlvate places I'D and about ushln9 !
! are planted with more chan ordinary skill The |
| home grounds OF Mr. :. Is. Parsons "a uncal de-
/ saendaut OF old J0hu Bowne afford "A particularly
aFFrrsr VI @ "a I.U
signed and carried Ou by gentl man or cultivated
ra-te These grounds are not park-like IN extent !
like those of Alr Hunni"e at Wellesley, or OF Dir
Fred Ames, near Boston nor are they p1ahhed 70
produce broad landscape effects, ike those achlcYed
/ bV Mr.. Sargent. at WOaenehe. They comprise pat
ilitl- than three acres, ana 9ir farsOaS mas
been for nearly forty years preparing qmet, home
like picture with turf and foliage. The YinccOveIed
house stands the centre ot the grounds. with
| he lawn flowing smoothly about Il, broken here
and ther7 by choice tree or group OF shrubDery
while ard the outer boundary the trees generally
! increase in size and number. with the largest /
/ ones Oh the outer line. OF course there /
| Is 10 formal amphithea-re plan II /
This arrangepent but only enough 10 give an air of
domestic socusi0n. The cnaun OF tae pi zee cOnsls
u the skilu blending of cOlOrs, the exquisite taste
IN selecting material and IN the great number OF
choice single specimens Of trees and SHRUBS. VIII
in this small area many trees which can be char
arterized a. absolutely the best examples Of their
kind 10 America. Noteworthy among these are the
great Norlmans fir with It's thick mi2sscs of warm
Tor I'd foliage weeping larch which is only ten feet
high 8hIle reach out twenty live feet horl-
/ LInfalIh. ana NftAlnk VHpdiSD H'FH'i" ith ~
acaci-ke LEAKAGE and the most picturesque Of trees
! with pendulous branches. A Vrgllla lutea with
its pure hght-een foliage contrasts finely with the
deen rcii color OF q purple beech Standing by aud
! Gntn ars almost perfect trees. pair of European
/ lindens planted by Mr.. Parsonss iather are more
/ than 100 feet high There IS FmarkaDie cut
I.aved heech not 20 large is the the Redwood
Library grounds, but the perfection o. dni SYM
| -J volnnfuousi looking magnoias including al the
! be-t varieties. an Atlas cedar, a great Ringko,
Sargenf'a hemlock dropping silver ilnden,an ables
LIN a minus exceisa. and fifty other trees and
ra,5s yyb,cb couid be named all aud each OF
| such Distinguished elegance that they would grace
] apy Dark in the world. go "
3l - 80. ,yit,o,lf an allus!On 10 j. X. rumpy, now