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no distant day its natural grandenr and beauty will forcibly remind 

 the traveller, as lie passes along, that this is the famous tree of ancient 

 Lebanon, celebrated in Holy Writ, giving it an interest surpassing all 

 others of the coniferous family. We next come to a fine specimen of 

 the white willow (Salix alha), but now showing symptoms of decay. 

 Its dimensions are as follows : — Circum. of trunk at 5 ft. up, 12 ft. 

 9 in. ; length of trunk 14 ft., above which it forms a majestic head. 

 This tree, with its feathery foliage showing a silvery tint with the 

 slightest ruffling of the breeze, makes an elegant and imposing object in 

 forest scenery, A little further on we come upon the estate sa\r-mill, 

 driven by water-power from the river, and devoted exclusively to the 

 manufacture of timber for estate purposes. 



Around this, and by the river-side, we observe a thriving young 

 hedge of beech, and another of thorn, in which are planted several 

 fine scarlet oaks {Qucrcus coccinca), all being surrounded by a neat 

 wooden fence. 



We now leave the side of the river, and retrace our steps, when we 

 soon find ourselves at the entrance to the Pinetum, in which are some 

 very good specimens. To enumerate all tlie different kinds would 

 take up too much of our time and space, so we content ourselves 

 with the dimensions of a few. The first we met was Picea innsapo, a 

 peculiar looking tree, with its foliage dense and short, very hand- 

 some indeed. Next, is a fine specimen of Ahics Menziesii, the circum. 

 of bole at 5 ft. from ground 3 ft. ID in., diam. of branches 36 ft., 

 with a height of 40 ft. No. 2, standing near by the last, measures at 

 5 ft. up, 3 ft. 7 in. ; diam. of branches 34 ft., height 38 ft. These are 

 two beautiful specimens, with their sharp and silvery leaves turned in 

 every direction, and with numerous cylindrical cones from 2| to 3 in. 

 long, fairly well filled with its small seed. Next come two good 

 specimens of the Abies Douglasii, the circum. of trunk of No. 1 at 5 ft. 

 up is 2 ft. 6 in., diam. of branches 19 ft., height of tree 32 ft. No. 2 

 is at 5 ft. from the ground 3 ft. 8 in. girth of stem, diam. of branches 

 39 ft., height of tree 30 ft. Altogether both A. Menziesii and 

 A. IJoucjlasii are fine specimens. Conspicuous among all stands Ficea 

 nohilis, studded with numerous clusters of large cylindrical, sessile 

 cones, almost tempting us to put forth our hands and pull forbidden 

 fruit. It was a grand sight to see these fine clusters of cones, each 

 from 6 to 7 in. long, and from 8 to 9 in, in circum. on the lateral 

 branches, with their thickly set leaves in two linear rows, and beautiful 

 silvery-like appearance beneath. Next is a very fine specimen of 

 Cedncs Libani, with its beautiful leaves and solitary cones from 3 to 

 5 in, long. We think that such trees as these planted on a lawn 

 must confer dignity on the adjoining mansion ; indeed, even here, 

 growing beside a few of Cedriis deodara, we thought that their 



