Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23
The woodland anemone.
Star OF the sylvan glade.
Hiding its airy grace
Low in the humblest place."

Low IN the humblest place."
FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING.
Spring is the season for wild flowers, bu
with us there are varieties in bloom all the yea,
round. There is no time not even midwinter
that does not present q floral offering. The
snow has hardly melted around the dead leaves
OF winter before the early flowers come forth
to beautify the landscape. As the season pro.
crosses they multiply, and in May and June
are at the height of their exuberance
The dandelion, the buttercup and the daisy
are among the most conspicuous of our field
flowers and they are deservedly favorites.
They gaily deck the fields. The dandelon ID
an early visitor. have seen it in the parks az
early as the LIST of March. The buttercup is
usually month later than this. The daisy first
appears about the 1st of May and remains with
us until winter. Indeed, stray ones are seen in
the nelds as late as the end Of December.
Ihe clover, which makes the fields fragrant
during spring and early summer, adds greatly
to the beauty Of the landscape. q.
The arbutus, anemone, blood root and haus-
tonia appear about the LIST of April. closely fol-
lowed by the violet. watercress. pansy. clay
iarkspur, witch. pea, liver leaf. liverwort saxi-
frage, honeysuckle, pink, mandrake, lupine,
golden rod sweet william. wake-robin, verbena
and a host of other beauties.
THE TREES AND SHRUBS.
Trees and shrubs play an important part in
natures eyer-changing drama. From the
bright leafet Of early spring to the sere leaf OF
autumn and on through the frosts of winter
the changes in their growth and habiliment
are constant but gradual. In springtime, sum-
mer and autumn they beautify our fields, parks
and Streets and their stately presence in win
ter il scarcely less attractive.
The native wild tree life Of the region Of
country about Washington is rich in variety
and luxui liant in growth. The commoner trees
are the sycamore, the beech, the oak, the
maple the poplar, the birch, the willow, the
hickory, the dogwood, the elm. the sassafras.
the chestnut, the locust, the ash, the gum. the
spruce. the hemiock and the pine. but there
are scores OF other genera. The public parks
contain many fine specimens Of introduced
trees, among them being several species of
towering magnOlias.
Spring with us dates from about the middle
OF March, but it is not unusual for some of the
early trees to leaf much earlier than this The
weeping willow is not only one of the first trees
to leaf in the spring, but it is the last of the
deciduous trees to cast off its foliage in the
fall. L have seen 1t in leaf in the first week of
March, and December often finds its long,
graceful tresses clad in summer verdure.
The introduced shrubs and trees in the
streets and parks Of the city are two or three
weeks ahead of the native kinds in the suburbs
in the matter of spring foliage. Some of the
deciduous shrubs in the parks leaf in March,
while many OF the ornamental trees-such as
the willow, white birch, horse chestnut, soft
naples, linden, ash and Lombardy poplar-are
usually in full foliage by the 10th to the 18th of
April. The increased warmth produced by the
asphalt pavements probably accounts for this
comparatively early sprouting.
The Carolina poplar is in leaf by the Goth of
April : d..
The attractive dogwood leafs and blooms
about the same time.
1t is the 25th of April before the sycamore
10 thn al, !. q
foliage.
The sugar maple, most Of the native poplars
and oaks, the elm and the beech are rather
backward in leafing. the elm being the hardest
Of all. They are are not usually in foliage be-
fore the first week in May. This may also be
most graceful and ornamental trees
The apple, the peach, the cherry and the
horse chestnut blossom between the middle
and end OF April.
The jasmine is the first of the Towering
shrubs to brighten nature in spring. being
usually in full bloom before the middle of
March"
The bush honeysuckle shoots forth its pale
pink fragrant flower few days later while the
scarlet blossom of the Japan ounce is usually
an accompanying attraction.
The lilac is in flower all through the month
of April and we'll into May.
The attractive white-blossomed spirea blooms
in May.
The beautiful Judas tree or redbird attracts
all eyes during the early days Of May.
THE issp1e and Japan ounce boomsd all through
tional.
The fragrant wild rose is late to blossom.
Social eccentricity il one Of the curiosities
of wild plant life, and it il we'll exemplified in
the wild rose bush. This attractive denizen
Of the field and roadside is strangely attached
to the plain. modest button bush. They seem
to be inseparable companions. The shrub alder
and the bramble bush are also frequently close
neighbors OF the wild rose.
The odorous Virginia shrub is in full fra
GRANGE toward the LIST Of May.
The azalea, the myrtle and the privet are in
blossom early in the season.
THE AUruMN's CHANCES.
The foliage Of the trees is green and dense
until the middle Of September, when it begins
to change to its beautiful autumn colors The
dogwood leads the forest decorations, but it is
not far in advance of the ash, the elm and the
chestnut. the poplar, the maple and the
sycamore.
The leaves begin to fail about this time. the
Carolina poplar Gan introduced tree) being the
first to respond to the demand Of nature. Most
OF the deciduous trees cast their foliage by the
first Of November. and by the fifth very few are
found with leaves. To be sure, one sees here
and there silver leaf maple, beech, an oak.
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with some Of its foliage saved But as q rule
the trees are naked by this time
The beech and some species of oak are
the last to yield their leaves. Indeed, MANY Of
these trees retain goodly share of their foliage
all through winter. So true il this of these
noble trees that have often been tempted 70
question the correctness Of chasing them with
the purely deciduous trees. However, while
the leaves Of the oak in winter are crisp, with
dull hue, the gold-robed beech retains much
OF IT. early autumn gloss and brilliancy, i'm
parting . vision Of CHEEKY life to dormant
nature.
Tho white oak .ud the beech appear to b.
chummy companions- They are often found
gracefully and well.
The oak in winter. like the dogwood In sprina
and IAN, enrtches many landscape view. 4
thcre anything that makes prsttier landscape
view than pine grove in winter fringed viii
the russell leaves Of young oaks2
The sycamore maple 10 . handsome, graceful
tree, whom In full foliage Its autumn tinta