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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



'•THE CAT-TAILS, TOO, ARE SCATTERING THEIR SEEDS TO THE WINDS." 



ber woods — and even the bare trees, 

 have they not still a message for us? 

 They seem as distinctly characteristic 

 now as when they were in foliage, and 

 what is finer than a sunset seen 

 through their scraggly branches? The 

 beautiful tints and colorings of the 

 November sky cannot be surpassed. 



and to fully appreciate it Ave must 

 linger a bit on the hillside, until the 

 delicate tracery of twigs and branches 

 against the brilliant background of 

 gold fades gradually and almost imper- 

 ceptibly into the purple twilight. Na- 

 ture smiles as she relapses into her 

 long winter's sleep. 



"THE DELICATE TRACERY OF TWIGS AND BRANCHES AGAINST THE BRILLIANT 



BACKGROUND." 



