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Douglasii interspersed. No other kinds of pine occur here. 

 In the shaded dells I found a Viburnum, Euonymus, and a large- 

 leaved Calycanthus in seed. 



From San Miguel I went to Bodega, where the Russians a 

 few years back had an establishment granted them by the Mex- 

 ican Government, in order to supply their possessions in the 

 north with wheat, &c. When their term expired, it was pur- 

 chased by Captain S , an American, who erected a steam 



saw-mill there, for which the redwood trees that cover the moun- 

 tains supply him amply with material. This is the most northern 

 limit of this magnificent tree, growing at intervals from the 

 latitude of 32° N* up to the river Ross in 38" 15'. 



From Bodega I returned by way of San Rafael to Sausalito, 

 passing over a beautifully undulated prairie, destitute of water 

 or trees. Numerous bands of Coyotes, a kind of wild dog, I 

 saw here ; they are of the size and colour of a fox ; when ob- 

 served, they scamper off beyond the range of a rifle ball, and 

 then commence barking as if in defiance. 



On October the 7th I returned to Monterey in the bark 

 4 Joven Guipuzcoana,' and made preparations for a trip to San 

 Diego, her next destination, from whence I expected to return 

 by land before the rains set in. The day previous to the bark's 

 sailing I reluctantly saw that this plan also I was obliged to 

 give up [in consequence of the political state of the country]. 



With the beginning of November the periodical rains have 

 set in ; they are unaccompanied by thunder, but continue for 

 several days without intermission, and terminate by the end of 

 March. The heaviest fall of rain occurs in January and Febru- 

 ary. Judging from the quantity that fell up to the middle of 

 December, it would seem that the rains will be more abundant 

 than for some years past. " El Toro," which lies due east of 

 Monterey, has already been twice covered with snow, but it 

 soon disappeared again. The rainy days are succeeded by frosty 

 mornings, but the cold is seldom so intense as to freeze water. 



The thermometer, which ranges in Monterey during the 

 summer months from 62° to 65° of Fahr., is now from 50° to 5o 9 

 during the day. 



XXX. — On the beneficial Effects of an Annual Root-cutting 

 with certain Fruit-bearing Plants. — By Mr. R. Errington, 

 C.M.H.S., Gardener to Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, 

 Bart., M.P., F.H.S. 



(Communicated February, 1847.) 

 It certainly appears at first sight a bold recommendation, to ad- 

 vise cutting away those valuable organs destined by Nature to 



