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which we visited, the hemlock spruce was abundant, and of great size, 
as well as arborvitae, walnuts, oaks, sugar maples, and elms. 
“ At the entrance of Lake Ontario fine old forests were seen in the 
neighbourhood of Kingston, particularly of the white or Weymouth 
pine, many of them exceeding one hundred feet in height, and ten or 
twelve feet in circumference at four feet from the ground. One noble 
specimen, which had been blown down, and the top broken off, the stem 
measured eighty-eight feet in length, and where it was broken it was 
eighteen inches in diameter. 
“ Crossing to the United States’ side of Lake Ontario, the forest 
scenery presented much the same appearance as that of Lower Canada, 
with the exception of the arborvitae, which becomes more prominent 
and acquires greater size, the stems averaging between two and three 
feet in diameter. Crossing again to Torento (late York) on the Canada 
side, a very great difference in the vegetation from that seen in Lower 
Canada is observable; and, for the first time in Canada, healthy and 
luxuriant specimens of weeping-willows are seen, also fine specimens 
of the locust tree (Robinia pseudo-acacia ), broad-leaved American 
beech, with Canadian and Lombardy poplars, limes, oaks, ashes, elms, 
white pine, and hemlock spruce. For the first time in the country we 
observed the Pinus resinosa , or red pine. This is not a plentiful tree, 
for it was not seen either before or after leaving this tract; the trees 
of it were tall, but with stems not exceeding two feet in diameter. 
The red birch in this neighbourhood was a fine shaped tree, about two 
feet in diameter, with a fine spreading top, having much the appearance 
of the beech trees of this country.Here (that is, near Fort Niagara,) 
for the first time in Canada, peach orchards were seen to abound; trees 
healthy, though with small sized fruit. On the road side, before 
reaching the Falls, is a very extensive natural forest of sweet chestnuts: 
what is very remarkable, the trees stand at such regular distances that 
at first one would not hesitate to think that they had been planted by 
the hand of man. Not a great way from this we observed a similar 
forest of large native oaks, with precisely the same appearance of regu¬ 
larity ; yet in both cases the arrangement was wholly the work of 
nature, the stronger individuals having probably smothered the weaker. 
.. .. After passing Brentford, in Upper Canada, we entered into the 
great natural forests of the country. Over miles of level ground, on 
either side, nothing was seen but oaks of great height; they were here 
crowded, and consequently none had attained a great diameter. When 
the ground became in the least elevated white pines abounded.” 
The above extracts show the complexion of the young travellers 
journal; and we unite with the editor of the Quarterly Journal of 
