Lake Umbagog
1907
August
  Besides these and other wild flowers there are berries
not less brilliant and effective which mature by midsummer,
such as those of the red baneberry - dark crimson and highly polished -
and those of the northern elder - deep coral red in color.
The former are borne on loose crest spikes which rise only a foot or
two above the ground, the latter in globular clusters almost as
large as oranges in large, vigorous bushes. Both add greatly to
the attractiveness of the roadsides at this season as do also
the berries of the the dwarf cornel which begin to blush before
the end of July but seldom attain to full depth of their
clear coral red before the close of August. The white berries
of the other species of Actea (A. alba) are later still being
most noticeable in September.
The Errol Road (5)
  The prevailing colors of the roadside flowers in July are
white and pinks or red of various shades but from the
middle of August to the close of September, when the golden
rods and asters are in fullest bloom, yellow and purple or
bluish purple are the predominating hues. At the latter season
the roadsides are more brilliantly colored than at any other
especially if, as often happens, the foliage of the maples
birches and other deciduous trees reaches the height of its
autumnal glory before the wild flowers are cut down and
blackened by the first killing frosts.