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bushes, and when the leaves fall each is re-covered with a 

 white canopy completely enveloping the upper part of the 

 tree. As you came in sight of each tree, in the misty air, 

 you could scarcely believe that they were not themselves 



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putting forth some unseasonable bloom. The may-trees 

 doubtless had caught with their close boughs the flying seed, 

 which had later sown itself under the desired prop. So you 

 will find dandelions always in quantity under the west side 

 of walls and hedges, where the prevailing wind has sown 



