FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCEKERY 



Thus, in the southern half of 'New 

 England woodland scenery is marked 

 by a peculiar expression of quiet 

 gladness. "Whether it be in small 

 farm woods among low hills, or in 

 continuous forest, as in the Berkshires, 

 there is the same happy choice in 

 bright and cheerful trees: maples, 

 birches, elms, and others; some bright 

 with early spring blossoms, some add- 

 ing to the variety of color by their bark 

 or shining leaves, others agile of leaf 

 and bough in the frequent breezes. 

 Here we find an abundance of oaks, 

 trees whose fresh, glossy leaves seem 

 to be specially well fitted to purify the 

 air, for there is a distinct and refresh- 

 ing odor in oak forests. We find an 

 ample choice of tender, springy plants 

 among the moist rocks. These smaller 

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