. Rambles of a Canadian naturalist. Natural history; Natural history. A^ i HE YEAR PASSES The crisp rustle of the leaves grows more pleasing as the brown transi- tory covering deepens in the hollows and yields to the caprices of vagrant winds. Where the Red Maple still displays its foliage it is the most brilliant of forest trees. Every leaf has a special design in crimson, yellow, and green. Some are daintily tipped with the richest hues, others vary their brilliant reds with a tracery of pale yellow and surviving green, while others show a uniform richness of colour in every vein and fibre.
. Rambles of a Canadian naturalist. Natural history; Natural history. A^ i HE YEAR PASSES The crisp rustle of the leaves grows more pleasing as the brown transi- tory covering deepens in the hollows and yields to the caprices of vagrant winds. Where the Red Maple still displays its foliage it is the most brilliant of forest trees. Every leaf has a special design in crimson, yellow, and green. Some are daintily tipped with the richest hues, others vary their brilliant reds with a tracery of pale yellow and surviving green, while others show a uniform richness of colour in every vein and fibre. When the sun looks through and the wind pulls at the clinging foliage the masses of colour glow and gleam in vivid intensity. Oaks still cling to their rich and varied foliage, and seem scarcely to miss their generous contribution to the crisp covering on the ground. They like to retain their leaves, and often a brown bunch will remain here and there throughout the winter, gather- ing a transient covering of snow from every storm. In this they show a sympathy with some of their 198. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, Samuel Thomas, 1860-1917; Holmes, Robert, ill. London [etc. ] J. M. Dent & Sons
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