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THE HEATH AND MOOKLAND. 



f MHE glory of the moorland has departed before 



the autumn winds. No longer do we find 



" The balm, the beauty, and the bloom " 



of summer days. The " blue-bell of Scotland," the 

 Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) is common over the 

 United Kingdom. The fragile flower-stems dance in 

 the wind, and the fairy bells nod in the breeze. Its 

 leaves have withered before the flower comes, but its 

 young leaves may be found clustering round its root. 

 The "White Harebell, cultivated in gardens, is common 

 in the meadows of France, where it is called the " nun 

 of the fields." 



Though so late, we shall find on chalky downs one 

 of the smaller species of Orchis (Neottia spiralis), 

 known as the lady tresses. Its spikes of whitish 

 flowers are fragrant, and all point one way, on a grey- 

 green flower-cup and stem. The leaves are of a bright 

 green. It is only a few inches high. 



In August and September, by the solitary mountain 

 lake, when the ground is moist and boggy, we may 



