_Trees and Shrubs that display all Shades of Purple, Red, and Yellow._
│SECTION 1.—A predominance of green, with a slight and
│sometimes a considerable mixture of purple, red, and yellow,
Apple-tree.│of different shades. All the rosaceous plants are included in
│this section or the following. Individuals of some of these
│species are occasionally brilliant.
Barberry.│ „
Blackberry.│ „
Cherry. │ „
Hawthorn.│ „
Lilac. │ „
Missouri │ „
Currant. │
Mountain │ „
Ash. │
Pear-tree.│ „
Peach-tree.│ „
Plum-tree.│ „
Quince-tree.│ „
Raspberry.│ „
River │ „
Maple. │
Rose. │ „
Spiræa. │ „
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Blueberry.│SECTION 2.—Purple, crimson, and scarlet, with only a small
│mixture of yellow, if any.
Cornel. │ „
Hazel. │ „
Poison │ „
Ivy. │
Scarlet │ „
Oak. │
Smooth │ „
Sumach. │
Strawberry-tree.│ „
Tupelo. │ „
Velvet │ „
Sumach. │
Viburnum.│ „
Virginia │ „
Creeper. │
White │ „
Oak. │
Whortleberry.│ „
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│SECTION 3.—Variegated tints, comprising all shades of purple,
Mountain │crimson, scarlet, orange, and yellow on the same tree, or on
Maple. │different trees of the same species. Leaves often striated,
│and sometimes figured like a butterfly’s wing.
Red │ „
Maple. │
Rock │ „
Maple. │
Poison-Dogwood.│ „
Smoke-tree.│ „
Snowy │ „
Mespilus.│
Striped │ „
Maple. │
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│Passing through all shades from a dark chocolate to violet,
│brown, and salmon. The ash is perfectly unique in its tints,
The Ash. │having no reds, and being the only tree that shows a clear
│brown as one of its regular series of tints in the living
│leaf.
=[From George Barnard’s “Drawings from Nature.”]=
_Calendar of the different Tints assumed by various Trees toward the End
of September_ (in England).
_English Maple._ The leaves of the maple change first of all to an
ochrey yellow, then to a deeper tone.
_Ash._ Fine lemon yellow, soon falling and leaving bunches of seeds of a
brown hue.
_Hornbeam._ Bright yellow.
_Elm._ Generally orange, but with some irregular patches of bright
yellow.
_Hawthorn._ Tawny yellow, but greatly modified by tones of deep
reddish-brown, and brilliant clusters of berries.
_Hazel._ Pale ochrey yellow, with browner shades for the clusters of
nuts.
_Sycamore._ A dull brown.
_Oak._ Yellowish green.
_Horse-Chestnut._ A great variety of beautiful rich hues, from a pale
yellow to a bright crimson orange [?].
_Beech._ Also finely varied in color, but more of a maroon color than
the chestnut.
_Cherry._ Most diversified and charming, in tints of yellow, red,
crimson, maroon, and purple.
NOTE.—I perceive that the author does not distinguish between the
tints of living and seared or dead leaves.
[Illustration: THE CORNEL.]