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ing at a picture, to determine by the season colors 

 the time at which it was planted. 



In the spring the greens of high value predomi- 

 nate, with a strong leaning toward the yellow 

 greens ; yellows ; light blues ; and white in the blos- 

 soms. 



The summer is least interesting of all in color, 

 for most of the greens have turned dark and dull, 

 and there is little color accent; but wherever an 

 accent occurs, it is probably stronger than spring 

 color would be. 



In the autumn there is an immense variety of 

 yellows, oranges, reds, and browns, all of which 

 contrast beautifully with an evergreen back- 

 ground. 



There is not much range of color in the winter. 

 The evergreens are the strongest note of all, and 

 some of the oaks retain their leaves till spring, 

 while the other trees have only their twig coloring, 

 varying from gray to brown as a rule. There are 

 brilliant exceptions to this in the bright red and 

 yellow dogwoods, and in all the berry-bearing 

 shrubs, which now appear to good advantage, sil- 

 houetting their clusters against the dark back- 

 ground. 



A " year-round" garden should aim at a color 



