It is no mere figure of speech to say that the wilderness--by transition almost miraculous--has become a garden, the desolate places been made to blossom as the rose. 'Tree-planting day' is now one of the sacred days of this commonwealth.
Stevenson reflects on the transformation of wilderness into cultivated land, emphasizing the importance of tree-planting.
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