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THE NATURE BOOK 



welling up in magnificent freedom un- is that of very closely compacted cells 

 hampered of necessity. effecting a fine presentation of the grass- 



But when we consider the hill grasses of scheme of stem and blade. 



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MAT GRASS. 



Britain we face a wholly different order of 

 things, yet one that is as certainly an ex- 

 pression of life-force which, if less ample, 

 IS surely more intense. If less super- 

 abundant, it is more vital through con- 

 fiict. The actual quality of the hill grass 



SHEEP'S FESCUE. 



The broad, sedgy leaf is reduced to a 

 minimum ; the flat surface contracted 

 to a rounded one, with its point sharpened 

 to that of a strong bristle. 



The initial characteristic of hill grass 

 is that of fine, tough strength, and a densely 



