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buds ; gray, brittle, and flattened twigs ; and by the ends 

 of the ultimate branchlets bending upwards. The flowers 

 make their appearance towards the middle of April, at 

 first resembling ripe blackberries : subsequently they 

 form loose clusters of a blackish-green hue, and as the 

 seed begins to set, the new foliage opens. 



FIG. 10. Leaf and Fruit of Ash-tree. ] 



Arrived at the little foot-bridge, we cross the river 

 and turn to the left. Bathing their feet upon the mar- 

 gin of the dimpled water grow forget-me-nots; on either 

 side of the onward path the ground rises anew in 

 pleasant slopes, the surface smooth and green, though 

 occasionally ruffled by uncovered rock ; strewed every- 

 where are the wrinkled cups of the golden cistus ; and 

 quaking-grass trembles, and wild thyme makes little 



