OCTOBER DAYS 



made by the topmost limbs of the tall trees; 

 the middle zone the smaller trees and high bushes, 

 with the gray trunks in serried masses; and the 

 lowest zone made by the fringe of bushes, the 

 running vines, the grasses and the weeds to 

 which the sere fields make color union. 



The autumn world flames in yellow. This is 

 to be expected, since dying chlorophyll Is yellow, 

 and red Is, to a certain degree, an interference; 

 the reds of the second zone are furnished by the 

 larger shrubs that In the lanes, bypaths, and 

 waterways are able to display their glowing 

 hues. Speaking broadly, while yellow pre- 

 dominates among the trees, red prevails In the 

 foliage of shrubs and bushes. 



October days are days for long, leisurely 

 drives, for roadside luncheons under spreading 

 trees while the auto waits, for long walks seek- 

 ing nothing, that goal of the saunterer, since 

 every path leads to the holy land. 



Inland water, a small lake or pond, has a 

 peculiar fascination at this season. Its still, quiet 

 beauty, its surface clouded with the superb 



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