296 AUTUMNAL LEAVES. 



the whole of one side, along the line drawn by the 

 mid-vein, is a deep green the other side will be 

 coloured with bands of dark brown, of light brown 

 and of orange; or one side may be brown and 

 golden green, whilst the other is brown and orange. 

 Deep, rich russet blotches will be found on golden 

 brown leaves, or golden brown blotches may be 

 found on dark russet leaves. One bright, large 

 spot of orange, or deep brown, may lie in the 

 middle, at the side, or at the top or bottom, of 

 a leaf ; or there may be bands along the spaces 

 symmetrically and regularly parted off by the 

 parallel course of the veins of green and gold 

 and orange and brown and russet. These 

 variations may be seen at the same time on the 

 same tree ; and when, as often happens, a con- 

 siderable mass of still green leaves remains upon 

 the tree, a fine effect is produced by the deep 

 contrasting hues of russet, orange and brown, all 

 of which colours are, not unfrequently, overspread 

 by a deep tint of red or reddish russet. 



