. Western field. WESTERN FIELD. Eltvilk- Am Rlit HUNTING IN GERMANY Bv 1-)R. Henky [. N MONDAY the 18th day ofDecember. 1905, I arrived atEltville in the evening. Thisbeautiful little city is situatedon the right shore of theRhine, between MayenceHingen. The banks ofmajestic father Rhinerather uninteresting here; andthe the romantic scenery begins belowBingen. Here near Eltville levees and couliesrun along the river, the ground is coveredwith poplars and willows, to protect the ad-joining land from inundation; then comes astretch of fields and orchards, the countryslightly sloping;

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. Western field. WESTERN FIELD. Eltvilk- Am Rlit HUNTING IN GERMANY Bv 1-)R. Henky [. N MONDAY the 18th day ofDecember. 1905, I arrived atEltville in the evening. Thisbeautiful little city is situatedon the right shore of theRhine, between MayenceHingen. The banks ofmajestic father Rhinerather uninteresting here; andthe the romantic scenery begins belowBingen. Here near Eltville levees and couliesrun along the river, the ground is coveredwith poplars and willows, to protect the ad-joining land from inundation; then comes astretch of fields and orchards, the countryslightly sloping; hills follow, covered withvineyards. To produce the fine vintages shelterand exposure to sun is essential to the vines,so in the higher places the vineyards recede,woodland begins. At first wooded patches are found, irregularin shape, mostly brushy, occupying the shadyside of the .hills. But soon we enter the realforest, covering the mountainoufi region downth? Rhine and connecting inland with the vast forests of the mountains

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