108 GREEN AUTUMNAL FOLIAGE.^ 



mil beauty. The reputation of the exquisite lace-like flowers 

 ha* doubtless eclipsed the glory of the foliage. It is large 

 for a shrub, lustrous and oval in contour, and the leaves 

 have a dark, rich green in fall. 



The American persimmon is a noteworthy tree for its 

 green in fall; but the Japanese persimmon, or Tcaki, shows 

 a richer, glossier foliage, like orange leaves in color. Un- 

 fortunately, it is not hardy in the Middle 

 and Northern States. 



Few shrubs are prettier in the fall 

 than the evergreen thorn ( Cotoneaster 

 or Cratcegus pyracantha). The small 

 glossy dark-green leaves and 

 orange-colored berries, all pro- 

 tected by masses of thorns, char- 

 acterize the finest 

 foreign Cratcegus 

 which is thorough- 

 ly healthy in Amer- 

 ica, as it is also at- 

 tractive in very late fall and 

 even winter. 



INDIAN BEAN. Cerds Japonica, the Japan 



<< B ,cNo N ,o, DE8 .) Judas tree, has heart-shaped 



leaves, glossy, tough, and retained late in fall. It is rare 

 and choice, and decidedly attractive both for its flowers 

 and leaves during at least five months of the year. In 

 spring, early pink flowers wreathe the stem, before the 

 leaves put forth. 



The best green-leaved spirea in fall is, perhaps, fl.pruni- 



