November 19, 1904. 
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“He it was whose hand in autumn painted all the trees with scarlet, stained the leaves with red and yellow. Longfellow. 
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Views and Reviews. 
Autumn and Winter Tints. 
The keen .and observant lover of trees and 
shrubs cannot fail toi notice the beautiful 
effect produced by them at the various 
periods of the year, practically from January 
to December. In spring- the successive ex¬ 
pansion of the leaves of different trees eclipses/ 
one another in the delicacy of their 
oreenery, and these beautiful tints are effec¬ 
tive! in proportion ttoi the extent of the land¬ 
scape which they occupy. It follows then 
that most of these trees which produce the 
widest effects are amongst the more 
common. The shadei of green of each re¬ 
spective tree or shrub varies from month to 
month, according to its development and 
■maturity, during the growling and ripening 
season. Besides the ordinary delicate tints 
of green, there are several species which 
supply beautiful effects in proportion tie their 
numbers and the prominence of the situa- 
tion which has been given them. 
Tlie Lombardy Poplar rejoices in red and 
amber tints, bub thei branches are rather too 
crowded for thei best effect at thisi period. 
This does not apply to> Lbs parent, the Black 
Poplar, which is one of the latest to come 
into leaf, and lights up the landscape by 
the beautiful amber and reddish 'tints which 
it displays against the green background of 
•ether trees. The common. Sycamore is very 
varied in its. tints, thisi being due to seed¬ 
ling variations. Some of them are of beau¬ 
tiful' rich yellow for several daysi, while others 
rejoice in decidedly bronzy tints, which Last, 
until the leaves have nearly or quite attained 
their full size. Thei Tree of Heaven and, the 
Oatalpais have also bronzy young- foliage, and 
being Late in leafing they are thereby rein- 
dered conspicuous. 
We doi not on, this occasion, intend tloi follow 
out the deepening and varying shade® of 
green of the different subjects asi they comie 
under our notice, but as the autumn glories 
of deciduous trees have been very much in 
■evidence recently, it may interest soma of 
our readers to point 'out the effects that are 
produced by certain trees and shrubs pre¬ 
vious to thei fall of thei leaf, and also thei 
affects that are produced by the bark of 
certain, other subjects during winter, and in¬ 
deed until they are again concealed by 
foliage. For some time past the effects of 
the common or English Elm have been, very 
apparent to those who live in districts where 
this tree is extensively planted. Just before 
the leaves arei ready to fall, a, period which 
may last for a, week or more, the leaves 
assume a, rich and almost uniform, golden- 
yellow. Some trees exhibit this effect all 
over the head 1 ; In, other oases the, golden 
hue is confined to the folia,get on certain, por¬ 
tions, or even certain! branches of the tree, 
thus producing a striking contrast in the 
same individual. 
It would be difficult, perhaps, to account in 
all cases for a, half or third of the tree being- 
green while the remaining portion is golden. 
We may remark, however, that certain por¬ 
tions of‘the tree are in direct, connection with 
certain portions of thei root system, so that 
portions cif the tree may be 'affected by dry¬ 
ness at thei root, thus inducing- early mat urity, 
while the rest of thei root system, having a 
greater supply of moisture, may be prolong¬ 
ing- the growth of that portion, of the tree -n 
connection with the ©anm Moreover, 
thei more common effects in an En- 
lish landscape are produced by the 
English Elm, the Oak, and the Beech, 
the two latter varying with tints of 
brown, yellow, and chestnut-red. Beeches 
are usually very conspicuous on thei top of 
chalky hills, where they are sometimes 
spoken of asi hanging woods'. In such cases, 
they may even be backed with Scotch Fir 
or Yews, thus producing a, rich, dark green 
background, which shows up the fading 
beauty of the Beeches. 
In America, the most common trees that 
produces the autumn effects would be the Red 
Maple, Sugar Maple, and several species of 
Oak. According to thei accountisi of travel¬ 
lers',, thei Maples are capable of producing 
eff ects which we in this country, with more 
cloudy skies, can scarcely realise. We should 
imagine, however, that the frequency or 
numbers of these trees are largely respon¬ 
sible for the effects which they produce. 
They are seldom, if ever, planted in very 
large numbers in thisi country, and their 
■effectisi are often more or less obscured or 
hidden by other trees. In, America the 
Oaks that, are reputed to be the most effec¬ 
tive arei the Scarlet, Red and Pin specie®. 
Any, or all, of these we may possess >in this 
country, and on private estate® can even 
plant, varieties which naturally develop finer 
tints than the average of them raised from 
seeds. Wei, af least, have two of the Ameri¬ 
can Oaks abo vet-mentioned and several 
others, including- Quereus tinctorial. All of 
