upon, these dainty creatures, but 

 this is the time of all the day, 

 I think, when they are quite 

 most lovely. 



They are very hardy, few 

 which have died being found 

 underneath the trees at any 

 time. They are not affected by 

 the occasional light frosts of the 

 vicinity, nor are they harmed 

 by storms; during inclement 

 weather they move from the 

 tips of the limbs close up to the 

 mossy trunks, where they re- 

 main in perfect safety. None 

 of them venture forth when it 

 is raining, which tends to prove 

 that they are able to do without 

 sustenance for some little time. 

 One of the most severe storms 

 ever kncrwn on the coast oc- 



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