ADVANTAGES ON SEA-COAST 3 



Strike a comparison between the bleak districts 

 and others in which trees in quantity are to be 

 found, as, for instance, along the foreshore at 

 Scarborough, on the South Cliffs with the Valley 

 Bridge to the west, the esplanade, and some of 

 the beautiful drives from the town ; also through 

 the Esk valley from Whitby, with its delight- 

 ful woodlands and the grand sylvan scenery of 

 Mulgrave. 



What a magnificent sight is presented in a 

 fine plantation containing many different species 

 and varieties of evergreen and deciduous trees. 

 Every season rings its changes : in winter the 

 sombre dark colouring of the Conifers mingles 

 with the branches, destitute of leaves, of their 

 neighbours, added to which in early spring the 

 light green foliage of the Larches affords a striking 

 contrast ; then, later on, to those are added other 

 spring and summer foliage in all their varied hues. 

 The sun rising and setting upon such a plantation, 

 when the foliage takes on its autumn colouring, 

 is one of the grandest sights in Nature. 



This great variation in the colouring of the 

 foliage of the forest is interesting to watch, and 

 constitutes one of the greatest charms of rural 

 scenery. 



Almost everybody likes to have trees and 

 shrubs about them. The landed proprietor 

 greatly values his fine timber and woods. The 



