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PAEKS AND PLEASURE-GROUNDS. 



SILVERY GREEN. 



"White and Grey Poplars. Cedar of Mount Atlas. 



Willows, several. Deodar. 



Turkey Oak. Pinus excelsa. 



Buckthorn. Pinus Webbiana. 



Toward the end of spring, and in the beginning of 

 summer, all the greens are extremely vivid ; but even 

 then some of the species, such as the larch and balsam 

 poplar, are peculiarly light. In June, the young 

 shoots and leaves display little variety. In July and 

 August, each tree and shrub shades off into its own 

 particular green. Later in autumn, the evergreens 

 acquire their winter tints. In October, or earlier, pre- 

 vious to the fall of the leaf, the ordinary hues of the 

 deciduous tribes give place to an extraordinary diver- 

 sity of colors. For example, the larch, oak, and elm 

 take various shades of yellow, or yellowish-brown. 

 The scarlet oak, beech, and wild cherry grow red. 

 The ash and sycamore sadden into a grayish tea- 

 green. If, in planting the park and pleasure-grounds, 

 all varieties of color are to be taken into account, the 

 tints of the ripening leaf ought not to be forgotten, as 

 we fear they too often are. It should be remembered, 

 that the ripening and fall of the leaf sometimes oc- 

 cupy five or six weeks of a season, which, if chastened 

 with sadness, is to some minds a period of intense 

 enjoyment. "We may add, that oaks, particularly in 

 copse-woods, and in the early stages of growth else- 

 where, often retain their leaves during most of the 

 winter. These supplementary tints of the departing 

 year afford means of ornament not altogether unworthy 

 of attention. 



The flowers of certain trees also yield effective, 



