JANUARY. 9 



resembles the Tillandsia Usneoides of the Southern States, 

 but only in appearance : it is probably an Usnea. 



C. How different is the appearance of a young hem- 

 lock from that of an old one ! the former has a feathery and 

 graceful lightness, bending to the slightest breeze ; but when 

 old it has become sturdy, the bark rough and deeply fur- 

 rowed, full of gnarled snags, and broken limbs, the top 

 generally blighted and dead, and the foliage almost deprived 

 of that pencilled grace which gave such a charm to its 

 youthful days. 



OLD HEMLOCK. 



Pinus Canadensis. 



