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lil summer the light-green tint of their foliage, 

 and in autumn the, glowing berries which hang 

 clustering upon them, contrast beautifully with 

 the deeper green of the Pines; and if they are 

 happily blended, and not in too large a proportion, 

 they add some of the most picturesque furniture 

 with which the sides of these rugged mountains 

 are invested.' * 



The lightness of the pinnate foliage of the 

 Mountain Ash does not adorn the wintry land- 

 scape, but another contrast with the dark-green hue 

 of the Pine is furnished by the absence of leaves 

 and the presence oftentimes of red berries, which 

 enkindle the twigs, bared of their summer dress — 

 so that stiU the tree is beautiful and striking. 



The prickly Blackthorn must not be forgotten 

 in our enumeration of the spray of trees. Com- 

 monly seen as a bush, it often becomes a not 

 inconsiderable tree. Twisted, bent, irregular in 

 its growth and sharply spined, the spray of this 

 common but interesting plant is worth notice. 

 Cultivation and domestication have largely- de- 



:*' Forest Scenery,' 'page^59. 



