260. Botany. 
to the bends of streams by alluvial deposits, the opposite 
bank being at the same time worn away. ‘ The banks of 
the Sandy river, in Maine” says Micheaux, ‘‘ and those of the 
Connecticut in Windsor, (Vt.) are the most northerly points 
at which I have seen the white maple. It is found more or 
less on all the rivers in the United States, flowing from the 
mountains to the Atlantic, but becomes scarce in South-Car- 
olina and Georgia. In no part of the United States is it 
more multiplied than in the western country, and no where 
is its vegetation more luxuriant than on the banks of the 
Ohio, and of the great rivers that empty into it. ‘There, 
sometimes alone, and sometimes mingled with the willow, 
which is found all along these waters, it contributes singular- 
ly by its magnificent foliage to the embellishment of the 
scene. The brilliant white of the leaves beneath, forms a 
striking contrast with the bright green above, and the alter- 
nate reflection of these two surfaces in the water, heightens 
the beauty of this wonderful moving mirror, and aids in 
forming an enchanting picture, which during my long ex- 
cursions in a canoe, in these regions of solitude and silence, 
I contemplated with unwearied admiration.” I have seen 
itin Maine, on the banks and islands of the Androscoggin, 
on the Sunday river, a tributary of the Androscoggin, with 
remarkable crystaline water, and on the Saco where it is 
abundant, and attains a large size, especially in and about 
Fryeburg, where I found several trees measuring between fif- 
teen and eighteen feet in circumference. I have seen it in 
various places on the Connecticut, particularly at Hanover 
and Windsor, and also on the Ashuelot in Keene. In seve- 
ral of these places, particularly on the Saco and Androscog- 
gin, it grows in great luxuriance, and occupies considerable 
tacts, nearly to the exclusion of all other trees. I never 
contemplated a picture in landscape with more delight, than 
t have the banks of some of these streams, when viewed 
irom the opposite shore. The tops of the trees present one 
continued range of foliage, which rises like a fleecy cloud, 
changing beautifully in the wind, as the upper green or the 
under white surface is presented to view. This cloud of 
leaves, is supported by the clusters of trunks, like so many 
gothic pillars, forming a variety of deep shaded arches and 
avenues beneath. I mention its beauty, because I think it 
deserves attention as an ornamental tree. In a poem writ- 
