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at the same time, and often in the same locality. The 
cranberry-tree is here often transplanted to the lawn to 
add its charm to the exotics, its companions. It is not 
abundant here, at least I have not found it so, though 
it is found in great profusion further north; so common 
is it in Aroostook County in Maine that a writer in 
“The American Naturalist” says, “It made the land- 
scape gorgeous with its scarlet berries.” 
. Among our more picturesque trees the tupelo 
holds a prominent place. Its top is generally flattened, 
and its larger branches are covered by a multitude of 
short twigs at right angles to the branch. Its foliage is 
glossy green; and, when once identified, it is a favorite 
tree amid rude, untamed scenery. It loves best moist 
situations, such as the margins of ponds, although it is 
sometimes found standing alone on a bare hillside. 
When clad in its autumnal colors it is one of the 
brightest ornaments of that season. 
The mountain laurel now holds the first place 
among the shrubs. The flagging interest in the wild 
flowers— if it is possible for the interest in them to flag 
—is sure to be revived by the sight of these gorgeous 
pink and white clusters which fill the pastures and the 
open woodlands. The sheep laurel is so overshadowed 
by its more favored brother that it does not get all the 
credit it deserves for its efforts to beautify the earth in 
its own way. 
