The Beauty of Trees 
color of its foliage is not the only thing 
which determines the color of a tree. Its 
trunk and branches are often very apparent 
and are sometimes very striking in color. 
The foliage of the canoe-birch would not, of 
itself, make it a very conspicuous tree, but 
the contrast between its dark glossy leaves 
with their paler under sides and its pure 
white bark makes it so very striking that it 
is difficult to place it harmoniously. The 
lighter hue of the foliage of the gray birch 
is also accentuated by the whitish gray of its 
bark, as the mottled appearance given the 
button-wood by the shape and disposition 
of its leaves is accentuated by the mottled 
color of its splitting and peeling bark. 
There is no end to the varieties of combina- 
tion thus presented for the planter’s use ; and, 
although each one renders his task more 
complicated and difficult, each affords him 
a new chance for some specially beautiful 
effect, if he can learn how to use it rightly. 
Form, texture, and color — these, then, 
are the three qualities to be considered when 
trees are studied for their artistic value. 
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