Sycamore. A dull brown.
Oak. Yellowish green.
Horse-Chestnut. A great variety of beautiful rich hues, from a pale yellow to a bright crimson orange [?].
Beech. Also finely varied in color, but more of a maroon color than the chestnut.
Cherry. Most diversified and charming, in tints of yellow, red, crimson, maroon, and purple.
Note.—I perceive that the author does not distinguish between the tints of living and seared or dead leaves.
THE CORNEL.
THE CORNEL.
The different species of Cornel abound in all places occupied by the viburnum, to which they bear a superficial resemblance, though the two genera are not allied. They are graceful and rather prim-looking shrubs, having a hard and close-grained wood, and containing in their bark a large proportion of the bitter principle of the cinchona. Their leaves and branches are opposite, which increases their resemblance to the viburnum. They are very abundant in the Northern States; and it is remarkable that the different species might be distinguished by the colors of their fruit. The Florida Cornel, called the Flowering Dogwood, bears scarlet berries; there is also a purple-fruited Cornel, a white-fruited and two blue-fruited species, one leaden-colored, and in Canada a species with dark brown berries.