THE CHERRY. 



259 



In a picturesque point of view, its trunk and 

 branches are light and graceful, but not suffici- 

 ently concealed by its scattered and somewhat 

 scanty foliage. In early spring, however, the 

 very deficiency of foliage renders more conspicu- 



FLOWER OF THE WILD CHERRY. 



ous its beautiful cluster of large flowers ; while, 

 in autumn, the bright crimson hue of its fading 

 leaves irresistibly ca^tches the eye, and imparts 

 to the landscape a brilliancy which amply atones 

 for any other defects. Amid mountainous scenery 



