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that a single branch of a young maple would shine out 

 with its leaves rich in these magnificent colours, while 

 every other branch and tree around it retained its original 

 green. And thus, over a hill-side, or along the banks of 

 a river, patches of brilliant flowers seemed to be arranged 

 at Intervals among the verdant trees, the breadth of 

 which varied and the hues changed from day to day. 

 Yet often these brilliant crimson hues continue perma- 

 nently, and later in the season drifted heaps of fallen 

 leaves might be seen, retaining still the brightest tints of 

 colour. The autumnal landscape of Northern America, 

 coloured after nature, must appear a gross exaggeration 

 to a European eye which has never witnessed the Inimit- 

 able splendour of the reality. The bright gold of the 

 American elm mingles In these landscapes with the red, 

 crimson, and orange of the poplar and the maple ; the 

 unassuming yellow of the birch and beech, the browns of 

 the basswood and the ash, and the ochrey hues of the 

 larch, are intermixed with, or surrounded by, the dark 

 blackish green of the prevailing pines. 



23<i August. — On leaving Woodstock this morning 

 for Frederlcton, we drove along a rich Intervale, four 

 miles in length, to the ferry, where we crossed the river 

 and proceeded down the left bank. While waiting for 

 the boat, I made some inquiries regarding the ferry 

 farm, on which I saw beautiful crops of oats and Indian 

 corn. This farm consists of 800 acres, of which from 60 

 to 70 are rich upper Intervale land, producing 40 bushels 

 of oats and 50 of Indian corn, and valued by the owner 

 at £10 an acre. The rest Is upland. The owner bought 

 the whole two years ago for £700 currency. It used to 

 be valued at £1500, but it has been long rented to an 

 exhausting tenant, and the cultivated part has had no 

 manure for thirty years. The selllng-everything-off 

 system was followed, and the rent, in consequence, had 

 gradually fallen from £100 to £40 a-year, when It was 



