IV. 

 WHIN AND BROOM 



IN the later spring the country-side is touched 

 all over with colour in lines, and patches, and 

 masses. 



The lines mark out the rough margins of the 

 ploughed fields, just under the dividing fences, 

 or light up the edges of woods, or follow the 

 course of the burns. The patches crown the 

 knobs of hard rock rising above the general 

 level. The masses spread out over areas of 

 waste land, or along the lower slopes of the 

 hills. 



Yellow, as yet, is the only wear ; yellow in its 

 utmost glory and spread, showing that spring is at 

 the height. Ere long, the white, breaking out over 

 the hawthorn, will mark the transition to summer. 

 In the days, or weeks, during which the two 

 seasons kiss without parting, the beauty is exceed- 



