Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



bitter cold, then coaxed back by tropic heat, the shift- 

 ing forests tell a tale of more remarkable migrations than 

 ever were accomplished by bird or beast. The stupen- 

 dous devastations of prehistoric times, mutely evidenced 

 by these buried trunks, only make the more mysterious 

 the ultimate destiny of this globe, if commensurate with 

 the infinite pains and ingenuity, and ages long of fire 

 and ice, consumed in preparation. 



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