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I can afford for localities. In Scotland I observed it growing with 

 peculiar luxuriance in the vicinity of Loch Fyne, in a little fir-wood 

 on a hill side. The fiuctification had entirely disappeared, and each 

 stem had attained its full development, and every pendulous branch 

 its full length and elegance. Altogether I could have fancied it a 

 magic scene, created by the fairies for their especial use and pleasure, 



Eqtiisclum sylvaiicum, (barren stem). 



and sacred to the solemnization of their moon-lit revels. It was a fo- 

 rest in miniature, and a forest of surpassing beauty. It is impossible 

 to give any adequate idea of such a scene, either by language or illus- 

 tration. In Wales it occurs at Hafod and near the Devil's Bridge, in 

 deep shaded ravines, occasionally straggling into open and exposed 

 places, but then partially divested of its characteristic elegance. 



