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roses and briers are red, the bayberry 

 bark is bluish gray, and the sallow an 

 olive yellow. The shad-bush holds its 

 feathers proudly above the weeds and 

 brambles, though they are as fleeting 

 as hoar frost in the morning. Under 

 the fence the half-closed anemones 

 nod and cluster; they are the wind 

 flowers, for they bloom in a windy 

 season. Jack-in-the-pulpit comes next; 

 those growing in the shade are pale 

 and slender, but in sunny spots they 

 are vigorous and of a deep brown- 

 purple, contrasting finely with the 

 Solomon's seals, one hung with green 

 bells, and the other, the false Solo- 

 mon's seal, with a feathery terminal. 

 A gleam of white from the bank 

 shows the white dogwood in its perfec- 

 tion, and mingling with it is the pinx- 

 ter flower, clad in flawless rose. The 

 brook breaks through, and bubbles 



