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THE HEATH, MOOKLAND, AND MOUNTAIN. 



riTHE gorgeous living beauty of the heath and moor- 

 land in midsummer tells rather of untold wealth 

 than of a poor soil. The "jewels of earth's diadem" 

 are scattered in profusion, and speak of Him 



"Whose hand hath shed wild flowers 

 In clefts o' the rock, and clothed green knolls with grass, 

 And clover, and sweet herbs, and honey dews 

 Shed in the starlight bells, where the brown bees 

 Draw sweets." 



On the heath we shall find many a curious trefoil 

 and honey-bottle. Here the Zigzag Clover (Trifolium 

 medium), with its purple flower and zigzag stem. 

 Here, too, is the Hare's-foot Trefoil (T. arvense), with 

 its small white round cap of flowers and silky hairs. 

 Here, too, are the small Yellow Trefoils and the 

 peculiar Hop and Bird's-foot Trefoil, creeping over 

 the molehills and making glad the green places. 



Here, too, we shall find our five native species of 

 Heath (JErica), with their purple or rose-coloured 

 bells, which cannot be mistaken for any other plant's. 

 The Fine-leaved Heath is the commonest of all the 



