FOREST TREES 
fine setting for the gorgeous drifts of 
dogwood and redbud that skirt the for- 
est edges. It forms changeful and 
interesting groups on the rocky knolls 
and ledges. On our Jersey shores 
it has a tasteful way of gathering 
into little companies, just near enough 
to the forest to belong to it, com- 
posing scenes that are pleasant to re- 
member. Singly, on the yellow sands, 
the young conical red juniper edges 
off well against the sky. In its old 
age the same tree looks gnarled and 
picturesque, but still beautiful, with its 
masses of small blue-gray berries.’ 
Many of us remember it so by the edge 
of the ocean, and perhaps others, like 
myself, have allowed their imagination 
to drift and have fancied that it looked 
solemn and thoughtful, outlined against 
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