106 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



the Walnut, Butternut, Catalpa, Elm, Hickory, 

 Chestnut, Horsechestnut, Linden, Buttontree, White 

 Birch, and others, the tints are a general mix- 

 ture of rusty green and yellow and under favor- 

 able circumstances occasionally pure yellow. In the 

 Poplar, Tulip-tree, Honey-locust (Gleditsia), Mul- 

 berry, Maidenhair-tree (Ginkgo), Beech, and most of 

 the Birches, the leaves change to pure yellow of 

 different shades. In none of the above-mentioned 

 groups is purple or red of any shade developed. 



In favorable years the American or White Ash 

 {Fraxinus americana) is unique in its tints, passing 

 through all shades from a dark chocolate to violet, 

 clear brown, and salmon but it has no reds. 



The Peach, Plum, Pear, Apple, Quince, Cherry, 

 .Mountain Ash (Sorbus), Hawthorn, Silver Maple, 

 Wild Roses, and Brambles (Rubus) have a predomi- 

 nance of green with a slight or considerable admixture 

 of purple, red, and yellow, and individuals are fre- 

 quently strikingly brilliant. In another group pur- 

 ple, crimson, and scarlet with only a slight admixture 

 of yellow, if any, obtains. Here belong the Tupelo, 

 Scarlet Oak, White Oak, Poison Ivy, Virginia 

 Creeper, Sumach, Viburnum, Sourwood, Cornel, Blue- 

 berries, and many other plants. A final group, 

 to which belong the Red, Sugar, Striped, and Moun- 



