New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
4 COLOR SYMPHONY IN TREES.
WHAT AN ARTIST MIGHT PRODUCE BY CAREFUL
GROUPING.

trembles with the thrill of the sap. ana buus are po
gcoHing with the promise Of LEAKAGE aid bloom unah
creatures, too. feel the accord and sweh Win 'he
pulse Of the world, awake from Its hiper'n'oh'
The passion for country life grows apace every year
In America rs men and women begin to find leisure
TO grow upward toward sunlight ana serenity OF
mind. The art OF spending money is more dimcust
than that of making it, paradox as 1t may seem, anu
the ripe and saving conditions Of this art, as feeder
Of the spiritual life, brlOrg largely TO Tie rural Ell
! vlronmcnt.
Country life. 10 drop the pura honey irn It's co'o'
mast be mere than The outcome of 'Hc P''io".
Impulse Mother Earth is nisgard If She is s'iu'cu
by her children with the kiss OF OCCASION 'h7
NUT learn the professional skill OF mastering ,"e
resources Of country HE becomes p"ioe"
to the active spirit. The city man, VINO goes 10 -"
woods and fields merely TO rest tired BRAIN or 10
obey the sumner habit, quickly re!als'' in'o mooi
As duh rs Weeds that rot on Lethes wnari' n''
the suburban other conrtry resident WHO o"''
himself with gardening, fruit ralSng tree planting anu
the like extracts ont Of life. even In It's ho''
byways, which gives relish to the Simplest po""N
OF nature. al,
Among all the rural pleasures none open sue"
70 ,ourcr. as experiments in landscape earoeh'"s'
whether on IL large or small scale. ohe uo'' ~"
mood r., ho n Crorsus to reap aesthetic reward from
the results of rcoplantng AID the arrangement VI
shlublcrv An acre two Will often Yield u'"s"''
in which some park lfc-aiiucnce Of grcencry-p'
gotten Of hircng skill Is sadly lacking The keeh'S'
net (; that Of evolving something mover out oil "'
own fancy and knowl"dgc. in this Is i'it me '''
Of nj. terry the passion o! greatly" "o'"' ->o""
can the artistic faculty expand itself In more !oso'
,od than, IN much Of the achievement Of tree planting
hu tho Ground must b. fertilizcd with brains. ii'
crocious art find, many annoSies In that oi vi.
pointcr rs viewed from the present standpoint p"'
,,o artist toros Inf, canvas asl colorS Immediately
from the things of nature, even rs he S''h' ~
his TYNE, ard studies. Just rs the csseh'i'' "o
M tho pnIntcr 1, his color serse, the cro"hho $3.50
81 a Titan a Rubens, Rembrandt OF van 80
co T. # ,o tho man who works at landscape ehec''
with tree and shrub. little !a'uifh si' "'" "''''
edge will 90 a lotg way with but it'ie money
rbelr artistic souls glow into poetry over the Sp''
,os ~ thc fall foliage yet the tins oil spring anu
summer are more ravlshing TO delicate p'ic'P'o'
Tr. .amr Of color-tone from slv'ry gray u '"e ucp
o.t greens Of the spruce. pine ana h'm"cN' c..i "
II countless shades beneath the moho'o"s' '"
h,If yelled rctnemcns hidden in symphony Vi
,,,ir.s rvcn red that Protcus OF the spectrum
AGO. rot breed NOR. varieties of tint than gr'eh' II
u count fine gravs into which It in'"nsibiy Shiue'
,n is uppcr scale The grouping oil trees Win ''S'
,rco to folnce blending that harmony Of the grlsS
and greens which one with the ifoo' e'''''o
,oucA an elect best Symbolize'i as hli''o
That on the u ir!t ernti'r I's
Than tired cyei- trcd eyes,
, ,,o ,r,,,om which tormcnts and Inspires the "'c
Gardener who knows the heart secrets VI -, ,
1lt. ACCOMPLISHED We have the perfect DaoNs'o"'
,,r., which may BE- safely set the DoIder ai'o''"
r,s tb. rich bronze OF the copper BEECH ioi en-
annie or the pcrfumed flames OF color mo VIM
"A many Towering shrubs burn 'aeh J" 10 p'P
season. ~ , q ,rocs
rl, result aimed AT f. TO constitute groups Vi u"
nm, .l,r,ls which might be called "A sNmp"ohs V.
color I'm the grounds Of III" country house. i'S''''
~ . bapha7ard arrangement. however wen '""po
VI
IN It's study Of forms, which ignores 'hS ''o"' .t
,i,ori.l Effects The scheme includes more 'ii"
.. - color The shape Of the leaf and the dem
,,. M tho foliage have much to do with the SUCCESS
- I'M. cNperimcnt. when the foliage Is qii'c open
and small i'm leaf the effect oi the sHe" SUNSHINE
Roth ON the tree itself aud on the grass D'io" 81,
trcly modlics the color relation with It's i'iis Inv
hin NOR Of l.nt. Again, there Is naive d'ncaCS
., I, in tl spring vesturcs OF life. especially
l., I'm. Il, cdt.ous trees, which disappears In the iu
ini,Id. Of summer Leat, when the pulses OF nature
ngHt Win ,hih NAV b, perfect In July may BE- dis
tmbrd By the more vaiceat,d palette W sepaeIo' f.
Tn diy;r,ity oil the elements To be studied ihs !.
III the mos. fascinating 10 an Ingenious ana arusuc
mind a., r.,,oiv a hlunder on his
~. iwlth a few STROKES OF his brush. Not so,
however, our artist who works at an arDC T,;h
he details color schce nicely ~G n s @ olay
n tie gardener nnds op!e, son, o, i've and
,,,rk. where great variety oil iolmse III nauHc a,
r%nur trees, undcr different plans OF eroupins' ma.
be- observed \ nvThrr ,prims Oh n,inE9 Woodlands
nap "nrn ewes. Tor most O do not open our
rorls "ronnbly because the power Of vision behind
th, -, o srcis of drllcou, eject, that rarely
ti.t I'm az, ORDERED rXpauscs OF great parh SOM, ~,
A, ,br', rnn H.. safely initiated IN the arllices vi
vl ,r,i,i..rv and some again found very
hswM tor goSi foot Pan i, very jealous god. and
ha, patents on which he permits no M ~ mbich
ll,rc however. In all othrr Iapor VI Nv ~ il', en-
I.. ri and ina gnltiOn enter pau,'' "'lt ,pti' ~
ri,h the resources OF the rrrpiah''r anu ~ h,o
handiWork sur.r,s Of touch III the composition VI HIS
Xoins in the way Of can ,s %q" al
th, lr.nuiv Of such Treatment. ne hou'IH lHu
y'r.attns lawns With huge artificial patterns; painted
Win th, hr.onia colcuS. cal~t!ph or aV.N
N r dover j., 80 ovcrdonc that often tl. very eye
ol '' oi ,' ms. AZ vilgarty As II repealed 10y In"
namloyant calico Of some negro Wa'hrr"oman, i,n
@nch scheme Of outdoor decoration one ,"mS ma ~
Willie In, beauty color In shrubb'ry a. II 90" ;
~, ,n, Simmer Of sunlight. The writer carries IA
~ Inv. m,morv of such "A nest Of lOvclincss at a
rruniry home now gone forever. Against Il S" n
nnSs Of grrrncry made Of the deep rch MUGS VI ,ir
,'I,i,. ,,inr Norway spruce and native hclocN' Jay
th, lighter nis Of the larch ana son m"P' 'i" ~
-. ucr..ard m, still more luminous effects OF
Me- ,,p"n and weeping willow. each alive with its own
! grace II MOTION mt"rmingled Wlt4 uSe Wrrp
! E"omlns shrubs, which seemed to radiite fir from
,r,r h.1 RI shnp.d cups II was scarcely more than
rhclcf for ii owed but little to the gardeners hand,
bnt the result cnchaniing and perpetual ooI'''
Boih men and women VIII find delight IN these
ouldoor studies though they do not Weld Nuch Ini,
p',Tls rs hover gardening lawn decoration with
and seeing them fulfil the ordered. picturesque de-
~ien which may take years 10 rrach PERFECTION; ~,
| , GlicIry beyond the cphemera II has something
! ~ IN. f,en, which one gives - children rs they
Moonl and grow about the hrarhSonc: they are one
vnry own. bone Of the bone. and flesh al the h"Si:
h, intimacy ~ the spirit with ia" dumb things oi
nature i the magic which opens an otherwise sealed
! door. ana
finds tongues trees books in the running brooks,
sermon, In stones and COOL in everything
And without It life in the country soon deg"neraigs
| io Il Greary necessity. The "Nprns" OF III" expert
| mcnt OF which this paper treats need not be- great.
Every owner ~ country place, however small. Is
| more or less of trce-partrr. The question Is OF
| pnnting I'm such fashion will yield the best re-
| sulis Those who have the tistc and patience To
work for foliage effects Of color In selecting ana
grouping their ornamental trees. will iti iascina-
| lion in IN" work. and It's results surprising any
| crlcr pleasure OF lawn gardening.
| he WADE GRAMMAR