MYRTLE WARBLER. 
Dendroica coronata GRAY. 
Pirate XIII. Fic. 5. 
The autumn time is with us! Its approach 
Was heralded, not many days ago, 
By hazy skies that veiled the brazen sun, 
And sea-like murmurs from the rustling corn, 
And low-voiced brooks that wandered drowsily 
By purpling clusters of the juicy grape, 
’ Swinging upon the vine. And now, ’t is here, 
3 And what a change hath passed upon the face 
Tg Of Nature, where thy waving forests spread, 
Then roped in deepest green! All through the night 
The subtle frost hath plied its mystic art, 
And in the day the golden sun hath wrought te 
True wonders; and the wings of morn and even 
Have touched with magic breath the changing leaves 
And now, as wanders the dilating eye 
Athwart the varied landscape circling far, 
What gorgeousness, what blazonry, what pomp 
Of colors, bursts upon the ravished sight! 
Here, where the maple rears its yellow crest, 
A golden glory; yonder, where the oak 
Stands monarch of the forest, and the ash 
Is girt with flame-like parasite, and broad 
The dogwood spreads beneath the rolling field 
Of deepest crimson; and afar, where looms 
The gnarléd gum, a cloud of bloodiest red! 
* Wm. D. GALLAGHER. 
UR COUNTRY is famous for the beautiful tints of its autumn foliage. October 
seems to me the most brilliant of all the months of the year, being unsurpassed 
in the clearness of its skies and in the wonderful variety of colors that are sprinkled 
over the leaves of.trees, shrubs, and herbs. The mixture of green, rosy, purple, scarlet, 
vermillion, orange, yellow, and brown is indeed wonderful, and admired by everyone who 
has a sense for beauty. The early autumn frosts are usually considered an important 
factor in the production of vivid effeéts, but much more depends upon the moisture or 
dryness of the atmosphere and the temperature of the season. Soil, exposure, and situ- 
ation also play an important part. Long before the first frost sets in the foliage of the 
sumach and the Virginia creeper assumes its crimson and scarlet tints. The flowering 
dogwood, the tupelo, the sweet gum and the sassafras are striking objects in their brilliant 
autumn livery, the leaves assuming their beauty almost at the same time. The sugar 
maple sometimes differs in this respect, as only one single twig or a small number of 
branches change their color, while all the rest remains green or greenish-yellow. Oaks, 
ashes, azaleas, andromedas, etc., are also beautifully arrayed, but the colors are not so 
gorgeous as in the first named species. As the month advances one tree after the other 
partakes of this beautiful transformation. The tupelo, the staghorn and smooth 
sumach, the flowering dogwood, and the Virginia creeper are the most beautiful, always 
calling forth admiration. All the shades of red, yellow, and purple are resplendent from 
