EDITOR'S TABir. 



and very ngreeablo flavor of Otto of Rose, and this is so strong that to eat more than 

 one at a time is almost unpleasant. It has a very sweet tasto and flavors some soups 

 finely. Hedge are often made of Lime trees ; ■vvlth their exquisite green leaves they form a 

 superb object with their clusters of white blossoms. "We must (juoto another i)age 

 respecting 



The Scenery. — "The style of the buildings is not dissimilar to that which is found in the 

 Orient, and the trees and vegetable products increase the resemblance. Particularly in ap- 

 proaching Havana from the interior, the view of the city resembles almost precisely the 

 Scriptural picture of Jerusalem. The tall, majestic Palms, with their tufted tops, the graceful 

 Cocoa-nut tree, and many other pecidiaritie?, give to the scenery of Cuba an Eastern aspect, 

 very impressive to the stranger. It is impossible to describe to one who has not visited the 

 tropics, the bright vividness with which each object, artificial or natural, house or tree, stands 

 out in the clear liquid light, where there is no haze or smoke to interrupt the view. Indeed, it 

 is impossible to express fully how everything differs in Cuba from our own country so near at 

 hand. The language, the people, the climate, the manners and customs, the architecture, the 

 foliage, the flowers, and the general products, all and each afford broad contrasts to what the 

 American has ever seen at home. The visitor seems to have been transported into another 

 quarter of the globe, and believes himself in distant Syria or remote Asia." 



Tlie soil of Cuba realizes Douglas Jerrold's remark of Australia, "just tickle her with 

 a hoe and she laughs with a harvest." So fertile a soil is not known to exist in any 

 otiier part of the globe. But this lovely climate and beautiful land arc made gloomy, 

 alas! by the persecutions of their oppressors. Our author consoles his countrymen by 

 assuring them that the Moro Castle's boasted strength is "chimerical!" There are some 

 among us who will be glad of the intelligence. 



Traxsplaxting Trees in the Autumn. — "Do you approve of fall planting?" is a ques- 

 tion asked us every day. Our answer is, yes^ under these circumstances : 



1st. "When the ground is of such nature and in such condition that water will not lodge 

 around the roots of trees during winter. To plant trees in lioles sunk in stiff, tenacious 

 soils, is a certain method of killing them. 



2d. The trees should be perfectly hardy. All delicate or half-hardy trees should inva- 

 riably be planted in the spring. If it be necessary to take them up in the fall, they had 

 better be laid in by the roots in a dry soil, sheltered from the cold, cutting winds, and, if 

 necessary, protected with boughs of evergreens or something of that nature. 



3d. We do not approve of planting evergreen trees in the fall, unless the very hardiest 

 sorts, and that quite early, say in September or first of October, in time for the trees to 

 re-root, partially, before hard frosts ; and they should be sheltered from the sun and wind 

 by a thick screen of evergreen boughs well secured around them. 



4th. Plant all trees early — as soon as circumstances will ])crmit after the wood is ripe. 

 Don't wait till the leaves fall, but cut them off, being careful not to injure the buds. Late 

 planting, however, if well done, may be equally successful. "We transplant any time most 

 convenient, between the first of October and first of May. Last winter, in December, we 

 planted several hundred of specimen trees, from one to six years old, and lost not over two 

 or three in the whole. Many of the bearing trees, notwithstanding the drouth, have borne 

 and ripened fine specimens of fruit. 



5th. Secure all trees from being blown about by the winds, and mulch with half-rotten 

 manure or leaves three or four inches deep. 



