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LANDSCAPE GARDENIN"G. 



tulip trees, we may note that two distinct colors appeal 

 in great quantities, namely the reds and the yellows. 

 Each of these is present in comparative purity in certain 

 species, and their combination is specially adapted to 

 provide the most extraordinary contrasts. And at no 

 other lime of the year would the eye accept such gaudv 

 hues, — no, not even in June, — mucli less delight in 

 them. But now as our overcoats are buttoned on and 



FIO. 17. A WINTER PTCTITRE. 

 A sketch of nature's composing. 



as we hurry along to get ourselves under shelter from 

 the bustling wind, we are in no mood to note details 

 r.ad e::a:niiie delicate effects. A picture must cry out 

 aflcr us if it Avould get our attention. And so the gar- 

 dener may mass together as much as he jileases of those 

 gorgeous colors of tlie early frost ; and we will stop a 

 moment to admire his work again and to thank liim for 



