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its skill as a fall landscape-painter. Almost 

 equally beautiful is the dogwood, a tree that 

 should -be in every garden, no less for its Octo- 

 ber splendor than for its magnificent June in- 

 florescence. 



It is an opportune moment to consider trees 

 and shrubs with regard to their autumnal hues ; 

 later they may be studied with reference to the 

 beauty of their spray and leafless lines. The 

 feature of autumnal coloring should receive at- 

 tention when planting, just as much as the flow- 

 ering habit of ornamental trees and shrubs. 



The very high coloring of foliage in nature 

 we may not always hope to equal, for the reason 

 that intensity of hue is frequently caused by 

 overcrowding, poor soil, or special exposure, the 

 latter being undoubtedly the most important 

 factor. Trees growing on arid and stony ground 

 are usually the most highly colored, though fre- 

 quently a swamp, where the scarlet maple and 

 sweet-gum flourish, glows like a lambent flame. 

 Full maturity of foliage before it is touched by 

 black frosts, and position with reference to the 

 sun, also count for much in the bursts of color 

 that hang upon the autumnal upland. 



Many kinds of trees and shrubs assume the 

 same hue or hues every autumn, individuals 

 offering no deviation. Other kinds, like the 



