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260 Botany. 
to the bends of alps by allavial deposits, the opposite 
bank being at the same time worn away. ‘ The banks of 
the Sandy river, in Maine” says Micheaux, “ and those of the 
Connecticut in dsor,(Vt.) are the most northerly points 
at which I have seen the white maple. It is found more or 
less on all the rivers in the United States, flowing from the 
mountains to the Atlantic, but becomes scarce in South-Car- 
olina and Georgia. In no part of the United States is it 
more multiplied than in the western country, and no where 
is its vegetation more luxuriant than on the banks of the 
hio, and of the great rivers that empty into it. There 
sometimes alone, and sometimes mingled with the willow, 
which is found all along these waters, it contributes singular- 
ly by its magnificent foliage to the embellishment of the 
scene. The brilliant white of the leaves beneath, forms a 
striking contrast with the bright green above, and the alter- 
nate reflection of these two surfaces in the water, heightens 
the beauty of this wonderful moving mirror, and aids in 
fnnies an enchanting picture, which during my long ex- 
ions in a canoe, in these regions of solitude and silence, 
I contemplated with unwearied admiration.” I have seen 
itin Maine, en the banks and islands of ae Androscog ggin, 
on the Sunday river, a tributary of the Androscoggin, wi 
remarkable crystaline water, and on the Saco where it is 
abundant, and attains a large size, especially in and ovr) 
teen and « i feet in circumference. I have seen it in 
ral of these places, particularly on -e Saco and Androscog- 
gin, it grows in great luxuriance, and occupies considerable 
iracts, nearly to she exclusion of all other trees. I never 
contemplated a picture in landscape with more delight, than 
I have the banks of some of these streamsp#when viewed 
from the opposite shore. The tops of the trees present one 
conti range of foliage, which rises like a fleecy cloud, 
changing beautifully i in the wind, as the upper green or the 
under white surface is presented to view. This cloud of 
leaves, is supported by the clusters of trunks, like so many 
gothic pillars, forming a variety of deep shaded arches and 
avenues beneath. I mention its beauty, because I think it 
deserves attention as an ornamental tree. Ina poem writ- 
