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and vastiiess of the sea to the quiet and seclusion 

 of the forest made tlie previoiis hour's experience 

 seem distant and unreal. The wind which had 

 roared through our rigging now breathed peacefully 

 through the tree tops ; the heaving, frothy sea was 

 replaced by stable earth, woudrously carpeted with 

 snow-white cornel and dainty twin-flowers ;'" instead 

 of the harsh cries of the Gannets, we heard the Ave 

 Maria of the White-throated Sparrow. Rarely have 



70. Cornel or bunclilierry. 



the woods seemed so beautiful. Approaching the 

 eastern clifFs, the trees became dwarfed and singu- 

 larly malformed by the winds. Finally they disap- 

 peared altogether, and were siicceeded by fields blue 

 with iris. iSTever have I seen this plant so abundant. 

 There were acres of flowers reaching to the very 

 edge of the cliffs, where, with only a change in the 

 tint, the blue of the iris faded into the blue of 

 the sea. 



