. Pearls and pebbles, or, Notes of an old naturalist [microform]. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 182 I' ANI» I' lovl. y siiiiiiiit'i' <Iay if my iviiiltr will j;(» with lu into tilt' Toi-cHt ^liidcs. iJt t'l'f is ii |»jithw<iy miller til I' iiiiiiileH unit iK'fC'lH'H n \v\ UH follow it and scf tin- woods in all thcii' rich Hnninn r array. The .lunc ruins and July lu-at have dt'i'iicnt-d and strcn^^tlu'iit'd tlwir coloring and ^ivcn nuiturod lite and viiroi' to leaf and liranc
. Pearls and pebbles, or, Notes of an old naturalist [microform]. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 182 I' ANI» I' lovl. y siiiiiiiit'i' <Iay if my iviiiltr will j;(» with lu into tilt' Toi-cHt ^liidcs. iJt t'l'f is ii |»jithw<iy miller til I' iiiiiiileH unit iK'fC'lH'H n \v\ UH follow it and scf tin- woods in all thcii' rich Hnninn r array. The .lunc ruins and July lu-at have dt'i'iicnt-d and strcn^^tlu'iit'd tlwir coloring and ^ivcn nuiturod lite and viiroi' to leaf and lirancli, ho that we shall find a 3h th rh •h riclici' tlioujjfli pcriiaps iiiort' suhducd hoanty o[' i'orni and color than that of tlu- tender loveliness of the aprinj;'. Overhead the light semi-transparent leaves are all astir, (iuiverin<:j in th<' breeze as the sunshini' conns fitfully down through the tree-tops and casts moving- shadows on the (lark mould below. Looking around us we mark the endless variety of graceful forms in tree and leaf and flower. Tlie earth is teeniini; with luxuriance, and one might almost fancv her conscious of all the wealth of vegetable treasures she bears on her capacious breast, and which she has brought forth and nourished. Besides the lofty maples, oaks, beeches, elms and birches, there is the leafy basswood (American lime), scenting tlie air with the fragrance of its creamv blossoms, and, farther on, the subtle almond-like scent of the black cherry betrays its presence among the trees : though but for its scent we should not have distinguished it from among its loftier compeers of the wood. Is it the gummy odor of the sweet birch that is so. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; FitzGibbon, Mary Agnes, 1851-1915
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