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of fruit, and that, in twelve years, in a small garden, trees will 

 grow to such a size as to require to be wholly removed, if 

 flowers or vegetables are cultivated. 



The house stands about thirty feet from the street, and is 

 planted in front with groups of trees, viz : Cedar of Lebanon, 

 Morbus hybrida, Cerasus Padus, C. semperflorens, Prunus 

 myrobalana, Amelanchier Botryapium, Symphoria racemo- 

 sa, Persian lilac, rose acacia and Althsea. The Myrobalan 

 plum comes first into bloom, then the Amelanchier ; next the 

 bird-cherry, then the Sorbus, and last the Robinia ; the pur- 

 ple berries of the cherry, tht red of the Sorbus, and the snow 

 white of the snowberry, have a fine eflect. At the time of 

 our visit this group was highly picturesque. Other planta- 

 tions were all made with the same view to efiect, and from 

 the street the masses of foliage give the house the appearance 

 of standing in the country, rather than in the crowded city. 



(To be Continued.^ 



Art. II. Notice of the " Report of the Exploring Expedition 

 to the Rocky Mountains, in the year 1842 — and to Oregon, 

 and North California, in the years 1843 — 1844. By Bre- 

 vet Captain J. C. Fremont, of the Topographical Engineers, 

 &c. &c. Printed by order of the Senate of the United 

 States. Washington. 1845." By X. 



The Botany of North America is being yearly developed, 

 in new and striking points of view. The vast plains, deserts, 

 prairies, and mountain ranges, which lie in the regions of the 

 Rocky Mountains, have been but partially explored, and their 

 natural productions are scarcely known. During the expe- 

 ditions made by Captain Fremont, a great range of country 

 was passed over, and even particular sections visited, where, 

 probably, the foot of civilized man never before trod. The 

 collections of specimens of the Natural History of these re- 

 gions, were but an incidental circumstance of his attention ; 

 and these, repeatedly subjected to accidents of a most serious 

 nature, were likely to have been ruined, were it not for the 



