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Show A Superb hptstaole. Boston Hsrald. XhHt iiitcnUieent flower, the mountain moun-tain laurel, is now in its full bloom in Mas-acluiseUs. It is al Us best In lU nor'.bi.'iu purliou ol tho stale. Tho abundant beauty in which it appears horu la sonie'.hiiitf of which we lliink those -hi) have not .eo it have hnnlly a ennoeptiiin. Thero is a mountain road rutiniuit from the centor of th town of Ervitig south of M.ilers river to its most westerly villsfl; Millers Kalis, ou the borders of the Connntiticut, which it is worth a journey from lios-to lios-to diiva over. Tho routa is abimt eijht miles lorg, and it i lined with laurel nearly alltho way. It is more Hiru half throtifrh woods, and as far as the eyo can extend into them these laurel buht in their (forgeous lowering appear, ap-pear, There are hills wticru tho wood ha unuu cut away which are a mass of laurel, their sides having the appearance appear-ance of one bed of llowtrs. The iluwer in Its early stages, In the sunlight, is of J a shade of piuk of the most delicate, yet as fascinating as tho color of the sunrise on the snow. As it grows older it is nearly white, aud iu the woods, more away from the sun, it is generally of this color, Tho abundance of this superb Dower cannot be overestimated. It literally cover miles and miles ol territory. |