©n tbe Stubs of TRatural Scenerg. 



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form larger and bolder masses, the leaf stalks rising singly 

 from the ground, supporting a blade a couple of feet wide 

 and about twice as long. Iu springtime, under birch and 

 shad bush, before the snow departs, the trailing arbutus 

 peeps shyly out among the masses of fallen leaves. Later, 



FIG. 3.— UNDERGROWTH IN OAK-WOOD. 



come anemone and dwarf meadow rue, wake robins and 

 dog-tooth violets. In stony ravines, Solomon's seal, bane- 

 berry and ferns make the most charming effect in this 

 beautiful natural garden. Wherever a little stream trickles 

 down a stony hillside in open woods, there the diadem 

 flower (TiareMa) makes a border of delicate leaves and 



