Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 398
loped growth isfound everywhere except in the most shadedspots. The layer of shrubs and bushes con-sists largely of the mountain maple, rose andninebark, among which are scattered birches,gooseberries, raspberries and viburnums. In spring the ground is carpeted with strawberries.Along the brooks… … The mature forest 0/150 to 300 years is so dense that all undergrowth has disappeared. The moist ground is covered with mosses, lichens and toadstools. in giving color to the mass of green. Inthe shadier places, low ferns abound, while themoist soil of the shadiest nooks is clothedwith mosses and…
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