CONTENTS 



PGAE 



Foreword vii 



Genera and Species xi 



Illustrations xv 



Autumn 3 



Descriptions of A utumn Flowers ... 5 



Sturdy Survivors of Summer 115 



Autumnal Foliage 125 



/. The Life of the Leaf . . . . 125 



//. The Color Chaiige . . . . 134 



///. Order of Color Change . . . 137 



IV. Prevailing Colors of Autumn 



Leaves 139 



October Days 146 



The Kindly Fruits of the Earth . . . . 152 



Dry Fruits Transported by Their Own 



Devices 159 



Fleshy Bush Fruits 163 



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