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with the same bright orange-scarlet as the 
berries, while above ground the stem was 
dark. Now their leathery leaves, a bright 
greenish-gold, still holding when so much 
foliage has fallen, are very decorative, and 
make the plants valuable for autumn, even 
while they are too young to bear their 
scarlet berries. 
While speaking of leaf colour, I must 
note the foliage of the day-lilies when they 
passed their prime and began to die down. 
It seemed to me they had never been so finely 
coloured as this season. The broad leaves 
turned to a gorgeous chrome yellow, streaked 
with russet and brown; and spreading over 
the delicate green ferns, and against the grey 
stone wall, this strong, harmonious colouring 
was delightful. 
We are reduced at this season to dwelling 
much on little things. Now, at the end of 
October, the opening of the wall flowers day 
by day, when most of the flowers are gone, 
is quite an event. They are bright yellow 
and brown, and wine-colour, deliciously 
