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of grass, but, at the same time, it may be made much more 

 varied in a garden, than it is in nature, where the endless 

 length of the heath tends to monotony. 



The scenery of the open field has by no means any sharp 

 boundaries. There is a place where woodlands and fields 

 meet and mingle. The meadows stretch far into the heart 

 of the forest; groves, copses, masses of trees and shrubs 



FIQ. 2. IVIED TREES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF A WOOD. 







lend more or less variety to the open field, and even the 

 most desolate marshes are not absolutely void of arbor- 

 escent vegetation. 



In southern latitudes, marshes ar.e transformed into 

 impenetrable swamps by means of a dense growth of trees 

 such as bald cypress, magnolias and gum trees. These 

 swamps are beautiful and interesting in their own mysteri- 

 ous way, but they are gloomy and depressing to the mind. 

 Trunk by trunk in unbroken numbers the giants of the 

 swamps tower a hundred feet high, or more, their roots form- 

 ing curious pillars all around making progress exceedingly 

 difficult. Ferns are common in the deep shades below, and 

 graceful climbers weave the mass into impenetrable barriers, 

 putting forth their blossoms high .up among -the giant 



