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FLORA OF FORFARSHIRE. 
Tlie verdant umbrage, or at will, 
Drain nectar from some floweret’s breast — 
One tree the solemn quiet breaks, 
Whose quivering foliage cannot rest. 
And denizen of Highland glen 
Will tell you why the Aspen-leaves 
No rest can find, ti ough all around 
Is quietude; for he believes, 
The cross on which our Lord was bound, 
The Aspen furnished, and disgrace 
Still clings to the ill-fated tree, 
And spares it not a moment’s peace. 
Poor tree! methinks thy smooth green leaves, 
Steeped in the golden solar ray, 
Seem glad, though doomed to such reproach; 
And useful lessons might convey : 
For, ever active, do not they 
Whisper of One whose life was given 
Wholly, to teach mankind the way 
To win Earth’s happiness, and Heaven ? 
Fagus, L. Beech. 
Br. sp. 1. F. 1. 
F. syhatica, L. Beech.. H. 325, B. 283. — F. April 
May. T. 
Plentiful in woods, but probably all planted. 
Castanea, Town. Chestnut. 
Br. sp. 1. F. 1. 
C. vulgaris, Lara. Spanish Chestnut. H. 326, B. 283 
— F. May. T. 
This graceful tree is planted in many places in the countv, 
but, like the beech, has, I fear, slender claims to be consi- 
dered indigenous. 
Quercus, L. Oak. 
Br. sp. 3. F. 1. 
Q. Rolur, L. Common British Oak. H. 326, B. 283. 
— F. April, May. T. (Q. pedunculata, Willd.) 
The “ mighty monarch of the wood ” is frequent in the 
