Wild flowers of Tasmania, or, Chatty rambles afloat and ashore, amidst the seaweeds, ferns, and flowering plants : with a complete list of indigenous ferns, and instructions for their cultivation / by S. Hannaford.

  • Hannaford, S. (Samuel)
Date:
1866
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Wild flowers of Tasmania, or, Chatty rambles afloat and ashore, amidst the seaweeds, ferns, and flowering plants : with a complete list of indigenous ferns, and instructions for their cultivation / by S. Hannaford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I the side of some of our majestic mountains— we have loveliness at every step, and useful- ness prevailing in those plants which, to the casual observer, may be considered somewhat destitute of beauty. All nature laughs, the groves are fresh and fair, The sun’s mild lustre warms the vital air. We wander along through a perfect thicket of Sweetbriar, deliciously sweet after a passing shower, until we reach the basin, and rest awhile before commencing our labours. Cer- tainly it is a charming place, where a man may truly “ possess himself in much quiet- ness,”—the high rocks, through which the stream pours swiftly and impetuously, yet musically, into the river Tamar below; the variety of foliage which clothes them, the delicious odour of the wild plants, all remind us of some well-remembered scenes in the home country, such as Powerscourt and the Dargle; the swallows skim far above us, and anon dash down to our very feet, in search of food, which, until the sun is higher, is generally found low ; the honey-suckers flit, chirping noisily, from