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GREEN AUTUMNAL FOLIAGE. 



tree have 

 taken their 

 departure. 

 To me the American 

 beech Fagusferruginea, 

 is no less beautiful than the 

 European species and variety. 

 The foliage is delicate in finish, 

 .•lud it lies in an arrangement of layers 

 that is peculiarly attractive. The only 

 other rival the beech really has in late 

 fall, is the oak. Strong, sturdy, and 

 picturesque, enduring and grand, it is 

 admired by every one and planted by few. 

 EL/EAGNus LONQiPEs. j^ transplauts with difficulty and grows 

 slowly; but when once established it is well worth the 

 patience it has demanded. All oaks are fine in fall, and in 

 many cases preserve their leaves fresh and green into No- 

 vember and later. Indeed, though we have no really ever- 

 green oaks in the North, there are seasons ^vhen some oaks, 

 notably the pyramidal, retain a few leaves all winter. The 

 willow-leaved oak, as well as the pin oak, and the rare, 

 lai'ge-leaved Daimio from Japan, among others, are very 

 beautiful in fall, sometimes even in late November and 

 December. 



