CHAPTER VI. 



GREEN AUTUMNAL FOLIAGE. 



•ID it ever occur to any one that 

 f it would be well to brighteu the 

 lawn in fall with more trees that 

 remain green at that season ? If 

 it ever has, the evidence scarcely 

 appears. Yet the dull and fading 

 hues of autumn, in spite of the 

 increasing beauty of dying leaves, 

 need some green color to refresh the eye. Perhaps in im- 

 proving lawns we do not sufficiently consider all the valuar 

 ble qualities of different plants, failing to recognize the 

 lessons afforded by woodland scenery. It may not, there- 

 fore, be uninteresting to touch briefly the fall characteristics 

 of certain trees and shrubs noteworthy in this respect. We 

 might naturally turn to evergreens as especially suited for 

 our purpose, but, with few exceptions, their hues have 

 been dimmed since June. The green does not seem as 

 warm and fresh as it did then, and an evergreen has never 

 that cheerful enlivening aspect presented by the green of 

 deciduous trees. 



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