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JUNE EFFECTS ON THE LA WN. 



with color, but other kinds, like Acer Japonicum, with its 

 fine red flowers, and A. Japonicum aureum are perhaps more 

 noble with the greater mass and richness of color of their 



leaves. The subtle beauty of 

 tint and form among these 

 maples all combine to render 

 them (I am tempted to say) 

 the very highest de- 

 velopment of complex, 

 delicate beauty among 

 hardy trees and shrubs. 

 And June also is the 

 month wherein we may 

 see the most perfect 

 development of Japan- 

 ese maples. Later in 

 the season their tints 

 are liable, like those of 

 all variegated-leaved 

 plants, to become 

 dulled by intense heat. Hot summers and cold A^'inters are 

 indeed liable to damage them at times. We regret to 

 acknowledge it, but nevei-theless it is an undeniable fact. 



Then there are the leaves of the purple birch, not only 

 noteworthy for their deep purple tints, but also especially 

 effective in combination with the characteristic white bark 

 of the European birch, of which it is a variety. As a single 

 tree this birch is very striking, more so indeed than any 

 other purple-leaved tree, except the purple beech, which in 

 its way stands supreme. 



JAPANESE MAPLE. 



