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GREEN AUTUMNAL FOLIAGE. 



So far as we know, the lindens can only boast of two 

 varieties that remain really green in fall, viz. : Tilia dasy- 

 styla and T. sulpJtnrea, golden-barked trees with bright 

 green foliage. All other lindens fade soon, and become almost 

 unsightly in early autumn, so that the green foliage of these 

 varieties seem very curious to behold in October. The 

 effect of the unusual season of such coloring is increased by 

 the strong contrast afforded by a bright yellow bark and a 

 singularly lustrous foliage. 



WEEPING BEECH. 

 (FAOUS SYLVATICA PENDULA.) 



But the noblest trees of bright green and other good 

 qualities are the beeches and oaks, rich in color and pic. 

 turesque in form, always affording grateful shade ; other 

 trees may possibly be as fine in some peculiar fashion, but 



