III. 



THROUGH LEAFY PATHS. 



When the army of white-throats and Savannah 

 sparrows, in their migrations, have flown further 

 northward, and the "chippies" have become more 

 abundant; when a few "chebecs" and "towhees" 

 are heard introducing themselves to the passers- 

 by, just before the bobolinks and orioles arrive, 

 it may be called the misty season in the woods. 

 You can name no special date when it is at its 

 height, for it comes from the buds so gradually 

 and ends in the larger, coarser spray with such 

 slowly measured growth ; but while it lasts the 

 view of the young foliage, lingering on the 

 tangled network of twig and branch, like variously 

 colored scraps of vapor is, indeed, charming. 



No system of color language can describe 

 accurately the various shades of the early dresses 

 of the trees. Many of the hues are softened 

 and subdued, in contrast to the gaudy colors of 

 autumn. Green, in its many tints, is from the 



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