Thecherrytreeissomethingthesame, , inthelastweekofApril, thecherryblossomisstillwhite, butwaningandpassingaway:itislatethisyear, , vividwithatenderfullnessofapple-greenleaves, gleamingamongalltheothergreenofthelandscape, thehalf-highwheat, emerald, andthegreyolive, half-invisible, thebrowninggreenofthedarkcypress, theblackoftheevergreenoak, therollingoftheheavygreenpuffsofthestone-pines, theflimsygreenofsmallpeachandalmondtrees, , allinflakesandshelvesandtiltedtablesandroundshouldersandplumesandshagglesanduprisenbushes, ofgreensandgreens, sometimesblindinglybrilliantatevening, whenthelandscapelooksasifitwereonfirefrominside, withgreennessandwithgold.
Inthewood, thescrub-oakisonlyjustcominguncrumpled, , , , andtheosiersarevividred-orange, onthestillblueair, andthelandislavender;then, inmid-winter, thelandscapeismostbeautifulincolour, surgingwithcolour.
, hereandthere:theearlypurpleorchid, ruddyandverymuchalive, youcomeacrossoccasionally, thenthelittlegroupsofbee-orchids, -spikesofthestout, thickfloweringpinkorchid, hugebudslikefatearsofwheat, -earareopen, , andhaveexotictenderspikes, , prettyyellowone.
ByMay, thenightingalewillsinganunbrokensong, andthediscreet, -lilaciriseswillcomeoutinalltheirshoweringabundanceoftender, proud, spikybloom, tilltheairwillgleamwithmauve, andanewcrystallinelightnesswillbeeverywhere.
Therewillbetuftsofiriseverywhere, -colouredwildgladiolusismingledinthecorn, andthelove-in-the-mistopensblue:inMayandJune, beforethecorniscut.
