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GREEN AUTUMNAL FOLIAGE. 



So far as we know, tlie lindens can only boast of two 

 varieties that remain really green in fall, viz. : Tilia dasy- 

 styla and T. subplmm'ea, golden-barked trees witli bright 

 green foliage. All other lindens fade soon, and become almost 

 unsightly in early autumn, so that the green foliage of these 

 varieties seem very curious to behold in October. The 

 effect of the unusual season of such coloring is increased by 

 the strong contrast afforded by a bright yellow bark and a 

 singularly lustrous foliage. 



WEEPINQ BEECH. 

 (FAQUS fiYLVATlCA PENDULA.) 



But the noblest trees of bright green and other good 

 qualities are the beeches and oaksj rich in color and pic- 

 turesque in form, always affording grateful shade ; other 

 trees may possibly be as fine in some peculiar fashion, but 



