164 THROUGH GLADE AND MEAD. 
When the rhodora and the pink azalea have gone 
by, there comes a crowd of white-robed shrubs to adorn 
the untrimmed roadside and the forest paths, with here 
and there a faintly-tinted companion, as when the moun- 
tain laurel bursts forth in its well-appreciated beauty. 
The buttercups, the dandelions, the ragworts and others 
contribute a mass of yellow, the painted-cup furnishes 
with its scarlet a bright contrast to the green of the 
grasses, and the purple arethusas, in their modest way, 
supplement the picture. The whole is full of harmony ; 
and, as the scene shifts or the point of view changes, the 
harmony is preserved. There is no too little, no too 
much. There is a place for everything, and everything 
is in its place. The lordly trees may appropriate large 
spaces for themselves, but the humble mosses will grow 
in the moist shade beneath, and the leathery lichens 
will cover their stems and branches; birds will nest 
there, and insects will burrow in the bark, so that the 
single tree becomes a colony of life. 
But the fourth division of our list is ready. It con- 
tains some interesting plants, which are worthy of more 
than a passing glance. 
June 6. 151 Trifolium repens, L. White Clover. 
Trifolium pratense, L. Red Clover. 
Carex pallescens, L. Sedge. 
oR, Lupinus perennis, L. Wild Lupine. 
