330 AUTUMNAL LEAVES. 



Striking and picturesque contrasts of green, 

 yellow, russet and red, are often furnished by 

 the autumnal foliage of the Medlar, the venation 

 of whose large, soft, somewhat lance-shaped leaf 

 can be plainly seen on its hairy 'under-side where 

 alternate, waved, forked branches diverge from 

 the very prominent mid-vein. On the same 

 branch one may find deep green, yellow, reddish- 

 orange, brown, russet, and golden-brown leaves : 

 but on the same leaf may sometimes be found 

 nearly all these colours. Light red and dark 

 brown, and orange with bright green spots, will 

 be found on one ; russet and orange and green 

 on another ; on a third golden brown and green ; 

 on a fourth golden green with deep green spots. 

 All these variations on the same tree and many 

 more that could be indicated, oftentimes produce 

 effects of colour which are very beautiful. 



Somewhat similar in the character of their 

 tinting, though the contrasts of colour are even 

 more striking, are the leaves of the Quince. The 

 leaf of the Quince is of varying size, and is oval 

 in shape. It has a very elaborate and beautiful 



