122 OUR WOODLAND TREES. 
in the Trees, giving, by the dip of the steep up- 
land, a wooded prospect, stretching away into 
the far distance, bounded by the blue line of the 
horizon. If we ascend in the direction of the 
upland rise, we shall reach a grassy glade forming 
the crest of the upland, and from this standpoint 
we can get a lovely view of distant landscapes. 
Our glade is fringed by a line of gorse, and partly 
encircled by Oak and Beech. Looking southwards, 
the eye will command a great expanse of forest 
stretching away in an almost unbroken mass of 
verdure to the south coast, beyond which we can 
see the shadowy outline of the Isle of Wight. To 
the south-east we obtain another extensive pro- 
spect of forest, the dark line of woodland forming 
the horizon. Between the two points, the prospect 
is hidden by a mass of Oak and Beech, and 
the stretch of country lying from east to south- 
east is similarly concealed by the luxuriant foliage 
of neighbouring forest Trees. But compensation 
is afforded by the sylvan peep which can be 
obtained under the spreading arms of an Oak on 
our left. One side of the Tree forms the upper 
semicircle of a vignette of foliage, the under semi- 
