Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-17

Autumn i'm the ArbOretum


j favored locations even here, it posi-
bly, might winter without help.
1t is a plant of such great beaut,
and Of such unusual Towering seaso>
that the slight trouble of protecting i
with hemlock boughs or otherwis
would doubtless be taken gladly b
many who would like to add so dist!
guished member to their collection!
if informed of its history and requir.
ments.
The increasing Importance of tn
small fruits is daily more apparent
period when between flowers an
highly tinted foliage they supply tn
main touches of color Nothing ca
rival the mountain ash in this Office
and where it is present it dominate
all with its great scarlet punches.
A species which form it's name, Ply
rus matsumurana, is presumably Jap
anese, has, however, berries of a less
insistent hue; they are small and ligh,
orange in color, very pretty and mod
est for a mountain ash, and quite a
contrast to it's neighbors in the
order" The fruit of the waxwork,
too, has acquired it's perfect orange
tint, the frost will soon crack it's out
er shell and display the yet more bril-
liant center.
Barberries, viburnums and dog
woods of many kinds, loniceras, cotton
casters and many others make up a
striking list. Along the north meadow
drive one may see fine plant of the
spindle tree tribe (euonimus sieboldi-
anal, full of pomegranate-colored
fruit, though it's foliage is yet un-
changed; near the top of the lilac path
another of the family stands on the
left the Japanese E. alatus)-whose
foliage has turned to a fiery hue out
OF which CLEAN little scarlet berries,
so bright that they look like live
sparks.
Near this is somewhat rugged
and angular bush with fruit of a most
unusual shade Of blue-almost a sky
blue-this is the symplocos cratae-
goides.
Beach plums are ripe, a tempting
feast to the birds-and others. The
ponds have benefited by the last rain.
though still rather low. The rich
colors which adorned their nantes of
late have mostly toned down to very
| quiet shades, though "a few touches of
purple yet tip the lythrums.
! Some advance has been made to-
ward color in foliage also, though the
trees as yet are but lightly affected
The shrubby borders show more, es
peclally that inclosing the little nurs
cry near the superintendent house.
where half circle of Japanese bar
berries is quite adame; this clump is
always early to change.
In the winding path up Bussey hill
the shrubs on the right exhibit much
variety OF color; the left side with its
masses of bayberry is more quiet ex-
cept where the wandering woodbine
has carried trail of blood over their
dark myrtle green.
The chokeberry hangs here its
black gllstening punches and purple
asters spring up among the shrubs.
Near the top of the hill varied col
lection of hawthorne makes a fine
display of warm colored fruits: one
species shows berries of rich golden
yellow.
Both white and purple asters are
conspicuous in many parts of the
park now, especially in the meadows.
but with their advent the golden car
pet which of late spread so rich pic
ture in the great north meadow has
turned to the soft grays of the hoary
and decadent solidago.