THE WARMER TEMPERATE ZONE. Ill 



observed on the eastern coast of North America ; New York 

 also lies in the same latitude as Naples, " and yet the trees 

 there flower at the same time as they do at Upsal." But 

 when once the summer sets in, the heat is so great, that it 

 would ripen even tropical fruits, the thermometer, even in 

 the shade, being often up to 95. An English eye is pain- 

 fully struck by the total absence of our beautiful green 

 turf, which no money can procure, even in the gardens of 

 the wealthiest; for the sun of the hot summer months 

 burns it up. In vain too we look round for the evergreen 

 trees and shrubs, and wonder why they are not there ; but 

 we must spend a winter in New York before we know 

 what varieties the climate shows, at which time the thermo- 

 meter sometimes falls to zero, which is quite sufficient to 

 explain the absence of the evergreens. 



The trees which are chiefly characteristic of this zone in 

 North America are numerous Oaks and Pines. Further 

 inland, " in the forests of Missouri above St. Louis, appear 

 thorny roses, which ascend to the top of the highest trees, 

 and adorn them with countless rose-red flowers." The bare 

 relation of this raises an image of beauty in our minds, and 

 makes us look forward with longing to the sights in store 

 for us in warmer lands. 



