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seem to make good their claim to be called forest mand or trees at all. 
And in this connection we venture to suggest that the minimum as we 
as the maximum height which the trees attain should ts given, The 
average height is the more important to be known; the maximum is 
rather a matter of curiosity. “The reason for giving the maximum 
heights [only] is, that it is thought the cultivation of trees will become 
ay a matter of national interest, and I wish to show what they 
are under the best mii circumstances, supposing that, with cultiva- 
tion, they will at least equal this standard.” We do not suppose so, 
Under the same circumstances, the Lambert-pines of future ages might 
indeed aspire to 300 feet in height, and the giant Sequoia to 450 feet; 
but planted trees, with room to spread as they should, are never drawn 
up as in primeval forests. 
_ The delineation of natural provinces and regions in North a 
according to the distribution of our arborescent vegetation, opens 
questions’ ‘upon which we must not here enter. ‘e should bali to 
broader views and fewer ohare as preferable for exhibiting the 
general facts of the case, and more likely to be stable. 
The Floridian region is said to ry mars “ about thirty-two ri aaa 
_ and thirteen peculiar trees,” and accordingly would appear to o be far m 
strongly marked than any other of the nine. The erroneous impression 
“which this may give would be removed by an expansion of the state- 
‘me ut that “Florida appears rather to belong to the West Indian peak 
_ Keys, and are Bahaman or West Indian species. Probably no other 
__ Part of North America is really so destitute of peculiar species of — 
a southern and eastern Florida. 
In arc ypeig while we heartily thank Dr. Cooper for this interesting 
“and use ful essay, and expect still better results from his continued inves- 
tigations, we simply enter a protest against the anachronism of append- 
ing an early author’s name to a species under a genus which he never 
— _ and Cowal the bad taste of writing the names ~ persons 
ou 
have thus far been nearl y free 
Zoorocicat, 
1, Prof. 
collecting materials towards a eneral catalo Phares fiterncare, 
from 1750 — to the present i ml aaog of only atl the separately 
works, books and pamphlets, (most of which are to be found in 
the Imann’s Bibliotheca Historico-Naturalis,) but also, and especially, all 
, articles and notices contained in periodicals, the number of 
asing every ~ All the titles and references will foodies ee 
™m. 
Papers, many of of which are found’ in re which are "e difficult to ob- 
tain, as . : 
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