190 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. 



rounding country congregate in a busy, buzzing, 

 fluttering swarm to gather the fragrant sweet. 



Another beautiful tree is the yellow chestnut 

 oak (Quercus JM.uhlenbergii\ whose yellowish green 

 leaves reflect an amber light and cast misty lilac- 

 blue shadows. These are the brilliant colors which 

 the impressionist sees and endeavors to portray on 

 his canvas. It is one thing to paint a well-composed 

 landscape, but it is quite another to paint the vivid 

 sunlight and the emerald foliage of June. What 

 wonder then that the painting which the artist 

 brings directly from sunlit Nature dazzles our eyes ! 

 It is a fact that we are too timid to look Nature 

 square in the face when she is decked in her live- 

 liest colors ; we are afraid of them, and are in no 

 mood to dance to such lively piping. We like bril- 

 liant colors best in tiny bits like those of the green, 

 yellow-spotted beetle (Buprestis fasciata) which I 

 have drawn below ; his gorgeous emerald back often 

 decorates the roadside fence, and it is exempt from 

 criticism. 



Buprestis fasciata. 



