SOME OTHER TREES 



color. Deep pink, or purplish light red, or 

 clear bright magenta — all these color names 

 fit it approximately only. One is conscious of 

 a warm glow in looking toward the little 

 trees, with every branch clear down to the 

 main stem not only outlined but covered with 

 richest color. 



There is among the accompanying illustra- 

 tions (page 201) a photograph of a small but 

 characteristic red -bud in bloom, looking at 

 which reminds me of one of the pleasantest 

 experiences of my outdoor life. With a camer- 

 istic associate, I was in a favorite haunt, seeing 

 dogwoods and red -buds and other things of 

 spring beauty, when a sudden warm thunder 

 shower overtook us. Somewhat protected in our 

 carriage — and it would have been more fun if 

 we had stood out to take the rain as comfor- 

 tably as did the horse — we saw the wonder of 

 the reception of a spring shower by the exube- 

 rant plant life we were there to enjoy. When 

 the clouds suddenly obscured the sky, and the 

 first drops began to fall, the soft new umbrellas 

 of the May-apples, raised to shield the delicate 

 white flowers hidden under them from the too 



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