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THE MOUNTAIN ASH. 



either of the \vood or the park. " In the Scottish high- 

 lands, on some rocky mountain covered with dark Pines 

 and waving Birch, which cast a solemn gloom over the 

 lake below, a few Mountain Ashes joining in a clump, and 

 mixing with them, have a fine effect. In summer the 

 light green tint of their foliage, and in autumn the glow- 



FRUIT OF THE MOUNTAIN ASH. 



ing berries which hang clustering upon them, contrast 

 beautifully with the deeper green of the Pines ; and if 

 they are happily blended, and not in too large a proportion, 

 they add some of the most picturesque furniture with 

 which the sides of those rugged mountains are invested." 1 

 i Gilpin. 



