128 Woodland fine in colour 



in the woods in winter, the Yellow Birch (B. luted] 

 having its trunk covered with loose flakes of silvery 

 bark. The stems of Birches are often beautiful in colour 

 after the leaves have fallen, the fine effect of this being 

 best seen where the trees are massed in groves. 



The Ginkgo-tree. This lovely tree, as yet not much 

 planted as a woodland tree, is very beautiful in colour 

 in autumn, and, indeed, at all times. Though slow to 

 start, there is no reason why it should not be grown in 

 sheltered parts of woods in good soil, and as often as 

 may be in alluvial bottoms. 



Buckeye or Horse Chestnut. These have much beauty 

 of foliage in autumn, although, except in the case of the 

 common kind, we seldom enjoy it. I remember in 

 California being much struck with the colour of the 

 Californian kind, which growing in groups on sandy 

 soils gave one the effect of rocks, owing to their 

 whitened foliage. 



Alder. Often trees which do not strike us by their 

 showy colour in autumn may have much refined beauty 

 of colour, as in the case of the Common Alder in the 

 early part of the year, the effect being always better 

 where the trees are massed in natural or picturesque 

 ways ; and other Alders are worth a place too. 



Vines (Vitis). Although Vines are not forest trees 

 they may be very well associated with them, especially 

 the greater Vines, such as Coignetiae and Thunbergi, 

 which will grow to 40 or 50 feet high on trees, and give 

 superb effects. There are also new Vines from China 

 and Japan, which will help us very much in this way. 

 What used to be called the Virginian Creepers are now 

 united with the Vines, and are also getting richer in 

 kinds. Running up trees, they produce a fine effect 



