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tion, presents, on the contrary, a very dif- 

 ferent appearance. The bending flower- 

 stalk becomes gradually erect, the pitcher- 

 shaped capsules are upturned to the sun, 

 and the seeds remain till fully ripe, when 

 the capsules begin to open, and the seeds 

 are scattered by the wind. 



The pasque-flower which gave rise to 

 these remarks, grew on a common amongst 

 wild thyme and juniper, sheltered towards 

 the east by an ancient wood, and watered 

 by a streamlet which now hurried impetu- 

 ously on, and now flowed calmly among 

 corn fields and meadows, reflecting and par- 

 taking the beauty of all around, tiU whirl- 

 ing again in troublous eddies, its mellow 

 voice was heard sounding tlirough the vale. 

 Common objects and familiar scenes ever 

 awaken the deepest interest. He who stood 

 on that wild common might remember it in 

 far-off scenes ; for the old wood had its 



