FOREST TREES 



fine setting for the gorgeous drifts of 

 dogwood and redbud that skirt the for- 

 est edges. It forms changeful and 

 interesting groups on the rocky knolls 

 and ledges. On our Jersey shores 

 it has a tasteful way of gathering 

 into little companies, just near enough 

 to the forest to belong to it, com- 

 posing scenes that are pleasant to re- 

 member. Singly, on the yellow sands, 

 the young conical red juniper edges 

 off well against the sky. In its old 

 age the same tree looks gnarled and 

 picturesque, but still beautiful, with its 

 masses of small blue-gray berries.^ 

 Many of us remember it so by the edge 

 of the ocean, and perhaps others, like 

 myself, have allowed their imagination 

 to drift and have fancied that it looked 

 solemn and thoughtful, outlined against 

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