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larae Rtlas." Wo remarked that map publishers are continually making efforts to remedy 

 this. If tlifi/ do not catch up always with tho incessant Iramp of progressint; civilization, 

 wo must call in tho aid of the Gazcltcer ; if our friend will turn to Lij)pincott's great work, 

 bv Thomas and Ualdwin, wo think he will say that not only havt- the proper men been 

 placed in their proper jnisitions as publisher and editors, but that they have jointly, by 

 the aid of capital, and enterprise, and information, enthusiasm, and perseverance, produced 

 a work that may challenge tho world for its compeer. It is a most portly volume, of 2,182 

 closely packed pages, every one filled with valuable, matter, so valuable as to bo an indis- 

 pensable work of reference to all who care to possess accurate knowledge, whether student 

 or merchant ; so m.any improvements have been introduced in this great book, such nume- 

 rous sources of knowledge have been ransacked to procure the materials, and such indonii- 

 table labor has been bestowed upon the contents, that, collectively, it exhibits a mass of 

 human intelligence that it is difficult to api^reciate, much less to digest. In geography, it is 

 what Loudon's Knci/clopa'dta of Plants is in botany, or his Arboretum Britannicuin ; it is, in 

 short, the greatest contribution to geography we have ever had. Though a town may have 

 sprung up while it was in progress, the information regarding neighboring towns, counties, 

 and States, is so full that no one can venture on making that an objection ; but it is here 

 that our editors are so correct ; you may take up a post-office book, and find an account of 

 every town in existence, with accurate descrii^tious of even the number of its blacksmith 

 shops. We commend this work no less to our correspondent than to all the readers of this 

 periodical. 



Taxodicm sempeuvirens. — Our European readers, and those of our Middle and Southern 

 States, may have noticed, in our advertising pages, last month, an opportunity to provide 

 themselves with seeds of this fine Califoniian tree. North of Philadelphia, we are doubtful 

 of its hardiness. It is time its character, in this resj)ect, was more generally known. What 

 has been the experience of our friends ? 



Washixgtonia Gigantea. — We are assured by letters from California, that a new locality 

 for these gigantic trees has been discovered, and thus the fears of the public lest the few 

 known would be destroyed, and the most extraordinary tree would be lost, at least to the 

 view, for centuries, are needless. 



Dr. Torrey examined critically tho circles and rings in a complete radius of a Washing- 

 tonia exhibited in this country, and found they were 1,120 in number. The facts showed 

 that the tree lacked about three centuries of being half as old as it was said to be. Its size 

 is rather owing to its continued rapid growth. 



A Plan of the New York Park, prepared by our correspondent, A. G. Bauniann, Landscape- 

 Gardener, of that city, has been forwarded for our inspection. This park is a parallelopipedon 

 of hundreds of acres, mostly without river scenery, but Mr. Baumann has made much of 

 it, and interspersed his trees and ornaments in a judicious manner. We trust his plan will 

 receive the attention it merits. 



The Schuylkill Park. — Efforts are making hero to redeem our character by creating a 

 park on the Schuylkill River, by purchasing the property adjoining Lemon Hill, and uniting 

 the two — in fact, the space of about one hundred and ten acres between the two water- 

 works belonging to Philadeliihia. The intention is to purchase the new property, improve 

 the two in unison, and to present the whole in a finished state to the citizens ; a noble 

 enterprise, indeed, and one which may be executed for four months interest on the New York 

 investment. Our park will present a most attractive undulating surface of 110 acres, and 

 rdcred on one entii-e side by the most picturesque of rivers. Shall we fail ? 



