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the region of snow, about 1,300 feet above the level of the sea, in 

 lat. 40 cleg. 20 min., long. 122 deg. 30 min. west. 



I know not if botanists have classed or named them, but the 

 Dr. and M. B. represent the stalk as about five feet in height, and 

 the flowers of the same germ, but varying in hue, one a pure 

 white, one a pale cream color, and the third snow white, dotted 

 cochineal, in length varying from 10 to 16 inches, and bending 

 over like a warrior's plume ; in fact they called the flower 

 " Murat's Plume," and describe it as by far the most magnificent 

 they ever saw. Wishing they may not get the " Panama fever " 

 on the way, and may live to exemplify to you some of our moun- 

 tain glories, 



I remain, with great regard. 



Your ob't friend and servant. 



The secretary quoted Lindley's Vegetable KiBgdom. 



APPLEWORTS. 



By the term wort^ he means any plant ; there is a close alliance 

 between these apple worts and the rose wort ; the fruit of each in 

 always a pome ; examine that of a rose and see how close the 

 similarity between it and the apple. The appleworts, consisting 

 of the apple, pear, sorb, medlar, quince, service, rowan or moun- 

 tain ashj are all found plentifully in Europe, Northern Asia, the 

 mountains of India and in North America ; are rare in Mexico, 

 unknown in Africa, except on its northern shore, in Madeira ; 

 <f one solitary species at the Sandwish islands, in north latitude, (in 

 Pacific ocean) 20 degrees ; and is not to be found native anywhere 

 South of the Equator. 



Mr. Meigs read an extract from Sir John Sinclair, correspond- 

 ence, &c. 



Frederick the Great was certainly a most extraordinary charac- 

 ter. When the government of Prussia devolved upon him, it was 

 a small, inconsiderable and disjointed kingdom, without arts, in- 

 dustry or riches ; he raised it to be a great, compact and flourish- 

 ing empire. He taught his subjects industry, improved their ag- 

 riculture as the foundation of national prosperity. He gave for 

 improvements, in all branches of it, fifteen hundred thousand dol- 



