Show VARYING COLORS FOR SEASONS hues of flowers deepen as the months advance the colors of flowers and leaves offer numbers of interesting problems no one quite knows why the prevail ing that of early spring flowers Is either white or yellow yellow in deed holds its own to some extent all through the summer but the tapi cal color of summer bloom Is pink while as the autumn advances richer crimsons and all the rich glowing hues or dahlias and chrysanthemum are seen horticulturists have produced pop ples of pretty nearly every shade un der sun and with many other flowers they seem able to alter the colors al most as they please yet the blue rose the black tulip and the green carnation seem as far off as ever they were in spite of constant efforts to arrive at them nearly three cen aurles ago dutch gardeners imagined themselves vee on the verge of inventing a black tulip the colors of the blossoms ot fruit trees are limited to white pink bright scarlet and purple the reason no one knows nor Is it clear why near ly all plants with purple blossoms have poisonous properties the dead ly nightshade Is an instance which will be familiar to all country read ers pearson s weekly |