64 NoUs on some of the 



Myrica carolinieiisis — W. Bayberry bush. Candleberry 



Myitle. Myrte a Chandelle, Gale drier. 



** Leaves wedgc-oblong, coarsely toothed. Staininate aments lax. 

 Scales acute. Berries globular, large." 



A shrub, three or four feet high, bearing berries covere<l 

 with a substance resembling wax or tallow, as is also the 

 fruit of two other American species, the cerlfera and the 

 pennsylvanica, from which candles have been made : on 

 this subject an article in the first volume of the Society's 

 Transactions, compiled by a member, may be consulted. 

 This species grows along the seaboard from the Guiph of 

 St. Lawrance to Florida, keeping within the influence of 

 the sea atmosphere. I am informed by one of our Vice- 

 Presidents,* that it is found in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, 

 as high up as Hare Island. 



[End of the first part.] 



On Length and Space, % the Bev. 



D. WiLKIE. 



Length of time, is the continuance of any sensation, 

 and is perceived by all the senses. It is measurable only 

 in one way, that is, time has only one dimension. 



Length, properly so called, that is, extension, is first 

 perceived and accurately measured by the sense of Touch 

 only. It is roughly judged of by the eye, and perceived by 



• Andrew Stuart, Esqr. 



