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Stood were the properties of the larch,
that these two, when first imported from
the Tyrol, were nurtured in flower-pots
placed in a hot-house.
Standing on the Bridge, and looking
northward, the view is wonderfully grand.
In the foreground, we observe the moul¬
dering Cathedral, partly shaded with
trees; Gothic pinnacles are mixed with
branches, and through the foliage is seen
the grey wall. The romantic pleasure
grounds of Dunkeld-House rise behind,
surmounted by the lofty Craigy-barns.
The long ridge of Craig V inean appears
in the distance, like an immense rampart,
indented with towers and battlements,
placed to defend this pass through the
Grampians. Here, mountains feathered
with pines, even to their summits, throw
their dark shades over the woods be¬
neath, while the light streams through