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CHAPTER III. 



AUTUMN LEAVES. 



The olose of the season of growth is marked by the red, 

 crimson, scarlet, and yellow, of the forest-wood trees, 



COMPOUND LEAF OP HICKORY. 



and the sides of the hills and mountains assume their 

 bright fall dress throughout the Northern States ; par- 

 ticularly in the Connecticut Valley, the foliage at this 

 season presents the richest shades of color. The yellow 

 Chestnut and Birch, the crimson Oak and Sumach, the 

 red and yellow Maple, the variegated species of Dog- 



