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not cease to blow until the harsh October winds rustle 

 its leaves and chill its bright flowers. 



The red clustering berries of the G-uelder Eose, the 

 rose-tinted fruits of the Spindle tree, the hips and haws, 

 the opaque red fruits of the Bryony, are plentiful 

 now, as the yellow leaves of the maple and elm mingle 

 with the coppery beech and russet brown of the oak 

 and chestnut. The ash sometimes assumes the most 

 lovely green tints during the autumn months. The 

 red leaves of the bramble stretch through the yellow- 

 green bracken, amougst which the conies peep in and 

 out. 



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