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As autumn starts its annual sweep, few Americans and Canadians realize how fortunate they are in having the world's finest fall coloring.

Spectacular displays of this sort are relatively rare in the entire land surface of the earth.

The only other regions so blessed are the British Isles, western Europe, eastern China, southern Chile and parts of Japan, New Zealand and Tasmania.

Their autumn tints are all fairly low keyed compared with the fiery stabs of crimson, gold, purple, bronze, blue and vermilion that flame up in North America.

Jack Frost is not really responsible for this great seasonal spectacle ; ;

in fact, a freezing autumn dulls the blaze.

The best effects come from a combination of temperate climate and plenty of late-summer rain, followed by sunny days and cool nights.

Foliage pilgrimages, either organized or individual, are becoming an autumn item for more and more Americans each year.

Below is a specific guide, keyed to the calendar.