The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
NAYS RlOr or COLOR.
A psxpsay In weed and meadow '"s'
Matches Autumn's Luxury.


Mid-N In the northern suburbs In a
season 81 ~ varied coloring a. October
hut with a NOR, delicate chro'natic schcnf'
The brilliant scarlets and the deep cnn-
.on. ~ autumn are wanting. and so, too
are the warm rns<e'r and dark yeHo~s.
Instead ~ thesc colors there arc bsue- oil
many shades. bright pinks, pale puppies
yelluws tainted with no touch Of russet.
s~alrnons and everywhere the white oi
blossoms from cream TO puresi snow
All tho suburban woodlands are car
petesi IN phrase that implies very Mtc
e~xaggcraiionD with blossoms ~ the spring
beauty, white with delicious
veins " pink, the Wild violet of all shades
from tho palest Lavender to deep rich pur-
pie. with here and there a blussom almost
pure white. tho pathetic light purple OF
the delicate wild geranium, the white bios
sons Of the wild strawberry and the bright
yellow blossoms 81 the fasc strawberry.
Most Of tho white blossoms are those OF
shrubs and trees. The black haw IL starring
all tho ,hickvts and Wild app.e 'rcs arr
showing the ground with their oversprnt
blossoms. But, ~loveliest Of all the white
blossoms are ,hose OF tn. dogwood. g'eam-
ing through the woodlands Ia every direc-
ton.
II. variety in the dogwood blossoms
10 almost beyond the belief of those who
have never carefully examined the how"rs
Que tree will be densely covered with little
blossoms. slightly pinkish In tone With the
odd little whorl In the n.iddlc Of the edge
OF each bract strongly acccn,uated. Others
are small, but of stainless white, covering
~ - IL A0.U AfIl
others are comparatively few, but great
white stars two inches ard a half In diane
ter. delicsie and cfcpc-ikc In t'xiure.
almost limp beneath tie MONDAY sun,
with a mid mOOh.ike beauty. Years u
vandalism have not sufic,d 10 destroy
the dogwood tres Of the suburbs, though
most 81 hsm no longer have branches WITHIN
the reach 81 wandering boys.
AlInust Us beautiful Nv the blossoms are
the loA y,,s and bTaCts and even the lev
wood Of many tree and shiubs Ihe
young beecles are covered With ienuef'
~sa,mon-pink leaves. 10 diaphanous that
the sunlight 49, ms 20 silt through them.
They feather tho woodlands Tar ana near
~ 10 vely a. the blossoms themselves Moth
lug Tint May has To show ~ more diriih-
gJusled than the new lea yes Of the hickoiies.
and scaro.ly anything " more decorative.
After tn. leaf stalks hGv. grown To a length
Of three or four inches IA. rich s~aiinon-red
hncts. which originally .~urrounded the
leaf buds remain ali W and brilliant at the
base of the leaf stalks. Above rise u"
young lea v.-, gr,cnish yellow and delic-
iously fresh. THE whole looks Ike 500
gigantic and curious blossom. Taken M
doors they max. a bod decoration for the
room. Of a country house.
b lea ve~ of the young oaks. ESPECIALLY
tlrusc ~ shoots from rCcntly iellct trees.
are almost autumnal IN their rich reis
All the strength Of the slain giant seems
ty have gone into the young shoots anu
to have found visible expIe~sion IN the
flaming color Of ia. scarce-uuiOlded lea Yes.
Young shoots from maple stumIs present
the same phenomenon - richly colored
new leaves A for the old oaks, they
have covered themselves with halt-oI~ned
new lea w. that look IN the tass a. II covered
With frost.
All the gadding Wild grap~ vines. which
Chamber high and run far IN the-e Iarts.
producing much wood and little fruit, show
At each node what looks not unlike a very
tight red rusrbud. the vet folded group oil
lea ve~. tinglins With life and rich in color.
But nothing In woods or fields seems
ia tie 80 full of life as the tenCe- shoots Of
tho a br!Ar Tie Young wood. the wiry
,endril-. and the springing leaves are a
wal m sorrel color. and so bursting with the
Justin. al 81 the spring that they look as IL
at a pin prick they would spout blood. The
plant il singularly BEAUTIFUL In its early
lffrftFTr bbN thH . - 80 t'h'N.
known the young shoots Of catbrfaT mike
All excellent ALA Ia Nav and early june.
Many other trees and shrubs adorn
thcmselv,~ In May With brilliant foliage
The sas-afras IL lust clothing itself In \
shower Of Is,la yellow The hazel leaves
are beautifully marked along III. ridge
of their upJ-r surface with ~larallrl lines
81 fain, red, a. IL with n crayun. The
Young leaves 81 som. 81 III. allenr a."
eiged and marked with a warmer tint of
the same hue ~, too. the leaves ~ the
Wild cherry NJ the end 81 the branches.
have a color that suggests that II the
fruit
Much ~ tho new wool also IL brilliant
in color The new growth ~ the elm ,viss
shows On tho upper side, who're II IL eN-
pn@ed % the sun. ~ urde-'on" ~ pleas
ant warmth. IN" vounc .hpo'~ 81 the ash
the Wild cherry and the privp' show = We
warmth % color. In fact Nav .ss'In- 90
wanton h. LIFE. ard 10 hcS,ow the deCo'a
ton ~ warm cnlOr ~whercve- a surface
presents itself to receive The ul.vc-sai
pigment.