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humble pallet of heather the wearied flower-hunter will here 
sometimes enjoy the refreshing influence of 
“ Tired Nature’s sweet restorer, 
Balmy sleep,” 
with greater zest than ever he did on canopied bed of down ; 
and when 
“ The Morning Opes her golden gates, 
And takes her farewell of the glorious sun,” 
he finds himself invigorated, and ready for the explorations of 
a new day, and feels, in accordance with the ideas of his 
simple host, that 
“ From labour health, from health contentment springs: 
Contentment opes the source of every joy.” 
Ord. XLL— LORANTHEJE, Jnss , 
Gen. Br. 1. F 1. Sp. Br. 1. F. 1. 
Viscum, L. Mistletoe. 
Br. sp. 1 . F. 1. 
V. album , L. Common Mistletoe, or Misseltoe. H. 155, 
B. 139. — Mar. May. P. 
Bare. Woods of Belmont, in the parish of Meigle. 
Ord. XLIL— CAPRIFOLIACE^E, Juss. • 
Gen. Br. 4. F. 4. Sp. and v. Br. 9. F. 7. 
Sambucus, L. Elder. 
Br. sp. and v. 3. F. 2. 
S. Ebulus , L. Dwarf Elder, or Dane-wort. H. 156, 
B. 140. — F. July, Augt. P. 
Rare. About the old church of Invergowrie. The odour 
it emits is strong and nauseous, and its taste peculiarly acrid, 
evincing the potent poisonous qualities it possesses. It has 
been said, that, when planted around granaries, and other 
places frequented by rats and mice, its foetid smell was suf- 
ficient to drive away these vermin ; but experience only can 
test the truth of this assertion. The name Dane-wort, it is 
