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ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE LEE-CHEE, LONGAN, 
language charmingly simple ; it also abounds with incidents and anecdotes equally 
instructive and entertaining. The book opens thus : — Having been appointed by 
the Royal Academy of Sciences to travel through Lapland for the purpose of inves- 
tigating the three Kingdoms of Nature in that country, I prepared my wearing 
apparel, and other necessaries for the journey, May 12, 1732, Old Style. I set out 
alone from the city of Upsal, on Friday, May 12, 1732, at eleven o'clock, being at 
that time within half a day of 25 years of age. At this season, Nature wore her 
most cheerful and delightful aspect, and Flora celebrated her nuptials with Phoebus, 
Omnia vere vigent, et veris tempore florent, 
Et totus fervet Veneris dulcedine mundus." 
Here is a specimen of the joyous spirit of a young and aspiring genius which 
was destined to become one of the most brilliant lights of science. 
Whatever may be the end of his system, it has certainly proved a source of delight 
to thousands, and as such, must be cherished by all who have felt its utility. They 
who cannot grasp the mysteries of the Jussieuean, or so-called Natural System (the 
announcement of which introduced the sixth era,) and yet aspire to the knowledge 
of some method of classification, would do well to consult the " Introduction to 
Botany," by the late Dr. Smith, as re-edited by Sir W. J. Hooker. Therein, the 
merits of the two systems are faithfully compared and elucidated, and the enquiring 
may thus be enabled to satisfy his own mind which of them is best adapted to the 
object he has in view. 
ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE LEE-CHEE, LONGAN, AND 
RAMBOOTAN, AS FRUIT TREES. 
The Lee-Chee, La-tje, or Li-chi, of the Chinese, is the Euphoria Litchi of our 
botanical catalogues. Linnseus, in his " Genera Plantarum," 1425, called it Nephe- 
lium Litchi, and this name has been adopted by G. Don in his " System of Gar- 
dening and Botany," (i., p. 670.) Loureiroin his " Flora Cochin- China," (L, p. 233,) 
published in 1790, called it Dimocarpus Lychi ; and Aiton, in the first edition of his 
" Hortus Kewensis," published 1789, called it (ii. p. 36,) Sapindus edulis. 
In China, where it is extensively cultivated, the fruit is deservedly esteemed, 
being fully equal, if not superior to, any of the small fruits grown in the Chinese 
Empire. European botanists have long been acquainted with the plant, which was 
introduced into this country so far back as 1786 ; but it has never been much 
cultivated, nor to our knowledge has ever fruited in any of our stoves. 
Description. — Plant a tree-like shrub fifteen to twenty feet high. Branches 
numerous, spreading. Leaves alternate, abruptly-pinnate, consisting of four pairs of 
pinnae; smooth, shining, exstipulate; leaflets nearly opposite. Flowers small, produced 
in lose terminal panicles ; slightly fragrant. Bracts minute, deciduous. Calyx five- 
