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descends, Darlington Wood rising Ligli on the 

 right, and a low thicket spreading away to the 

 left, under the moist shadow of which some of the 

 commoner kinds of Ferns grow plentifully. Lower 

 still goes our road, whilst trees on each side rise 

 higher and higher, overlapping at the tops. In a 

 few minutes we emerge from their shadows on 

 to Staverton Bridge, and the lovely scene changes 

 once more. Here the stream of the beautiful 

 Dart darkly and quietly fknvs under the curious 

 old arches of the bridge. In midstream, on the 

 left, there is an islet clothed with dwarfed shrubs. 

 Over an upland on the left bank of the river, 

 trees sweep gracefully down to the water's surface. 

 The Dart is seen in this direction only for a short 

 distance before it winds away on its course. From 

 the point where it is lost to view the eye delight- 

 edly roams over the hills which bound the horizon. 

 On the ivy covered sides of Staverton Bridge 

 may be found many fine specimens of the beauti- 

 ful Scaly Spleen wort, the larger ones placed, 

 however, where they are somewhat difficult to 

 obtain, without some amount of skilful manage- 

 ment). The pretty little Wall Rue is also to be 





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