▁and ▁spe ck led ▁with ▁cre amy ▁white , ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁the ▁leaves ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁tree ▁r anging ▁from ▁almost ▁completely ▁cre am ▁to ▁totally ▁green . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁the ▁h ort icult ural ist ▁E . ▁A . ▁Bow les ▁described ▁" a ▁tall ▁Silver ▁El m " ▁at ▁My dd leton ▁House , ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁home ▁at ▁Bull s ▁Cross ▁in ▁En field , ▁M idd les ex : ▁" In ▁some ▁seasons ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁absolutely ▁silver ▁pill ar ▁from ▁top ▁to ▁toe , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁every ▁leaf ▁pure ▁mil ky ▁white . ▁Another ▁year ▁it ▁will ▁hardly ▁show ▁the ▁var ieg ation , ▁and ▁in ▁yet ▁another ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁sp ang led ▁with ▁minute ▁silver ▁spe cks ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁leaves , ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁large ▁pure ▁white ▁mark ings . ▁It ▁turns ▁to ▁fine ▁gold ▁in ▁some ▁Nov embers . ▁I ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁seasons ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁green est ▁that ▁it ▁turns ▁the ▁fin est ▁aut umn ▁yellow . ▁Mr . ▁El w es ▁tells ▁me ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁fine ▁spec imen ▁of ▁a ▁var ieg ated ▁el m , ▁and ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁figured ▁for ▁his ▁great ▁book ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁it ▁in ▁time , ▁and ▁also ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁unusual ▁in ▁being ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁roots , ▁whereas ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁gra ft ed . ▁This ▁one ▁su ck ers ▁up ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁la wn