consequence of which the branches snap short off the trunk.' H. S. Redbrae Cottage, Edinburgh, March 2. 1838." L. americana. Varieties. Pages 2400. and 2401., substitute the sign of a deciduous tree for that of an evergreen one, for all the varieties. Cedrus Libani. 2413. 1. 14. from the bottom, after the words "the old cedar in front of 2544 any of those citrine trees are yet to be found, that of old grew about the foote of Mount Atlas, not far from Tingis? Now, for that some copies in Pliny reade cedria, others citria, 'twould be enquired what sort of cedar (if any) grows about that mountaine.' (Mem. and Corr. of Pepys, v. p. 105.) It is remarkable that the cedar has since been found on Mount Atlas." C. Deodara. 2431., add to the first paragraph: "In the very interesting review of Moorcroft's Travels in Ladakh, Kashmir, Bokhara, &c., in the Quarterly Review for January, 1838, an account is given of the excursion of Captain Johnstone, in August, 1827, to penetrate the Himalaya to the sources of the Jumna, and thence to the confines of Chinese Tartary. They traced the course of the river up to Jumnotree. Cursola, a small village in the very heart of the chasm, is described as an isolated cluster of about 25 houses, 9000 ft. above the sea, with three or four small temples, having excellent roofs of carved deodar wood. The glen from this village to Jumnotree was gloomy, and the peaks were completely hidden by forests of the gigantic deodar. The Brooang Pass was only accessible over a bed of snow; and, on their descent from it on the northern side, they measured a deodar cedar, and found it 33 ft. in circumference, and from 60 ft. to 70 ft. high, without a branch. (Quart. Rev., vol. Ixi. No. 121. p. 105.) On the mountains that enclose the valleys of Kashmir, Moorcroft tells us, are immense forests of deodars; the timber of which is extensively used in their temples, mosques, and buildings in general. Such, says Moorcroft, is its durability, that in none of the 384 columns of the great mosque of Jana Musjid was there any vestige of decay, either from exposure or insects, although they had been erected above a century and a half. Most of the bridges are of this timber; and some pieces in one were found very little decayed, though they had been exposed to the action of the water for 400 years. (Ibid., p. 118.)" Araucaria excélsa. 2443. 1. 6., add, after full stop: A tree at Laxenburg, near Vienna, Baron Jacquin informs us, is one of the finest and most picturesque specimens of this species that can be seen." 1. 7., for "Araucària imbricata," read "Araucària excélsa." A. Cunninghamii. 2443., add to list of Engravings: "Our fig. 2545. shows the female cone, and a sprig bearing male cones, to our usual scale; and a young male cone, the point of a shoot, and the leaves on an old branch, of the natural size." Dámmara austràlis. 2449. 1. 54., for "In 1837," read "In December, 1837." 1. 56., after "a pale green tinge," add: "In the London and Edinburgh had arrived at Plymouth, for the use of the dockyard there, which were found fully to sustain the high reputation the wood had previously attained. Mr. Yate, in his Account of New Zealand, &c., describes the tree as affording trunks from 85 ft. to 95 ft. long without a branch, and sometimes 12 ft. in diameter; yielding a log of heart timber 11 ft. in diameter. One which he measured, and which was perfectly sound, was 40 ft. 11 in. in circumference. The wood has the appearance of deal, works well under the plane, and smells strongly of resin. The general appearance of the tree in its native forests is most remarkable; the small size and great number of its leaves giving it somewhat the appearance of a box tree. The resin, which is too hard to be scratched by the nail, was found by Mr. Prideaux to be very inflammable, and to burn away with a clear bright flame, but not to drop. On attempting to melt it, it was found to froth and swell, giving out water and aromatic oil, and becoming transparent, but not liquid. After cooling it was transparent, and nearly as tough and hard as shell lac. After many experiments, Mr. Prideaux considers that the kouri resin will be an important addition to our materials for alcoholic varnishes. It is harder and more free from colour than mastic, quite as soluble, and perhaps less than one tenth of the price. He also thinks it may by used as a gas-light. It was tried as sealing-wax, but found not to adhere to the paper. (Ibid., p. 254.)" Cupressus sempervirens. Page 2466. line 32., add: "There is also a very beautiful old cypress at Stockton House, in Wiltshire, the only relic of the old garden. It is not very tall, as the leading shoot was broken by wind and snow many years ago; and it terminates in several spires. We have no means of ascertaining its age; but it is evidently very old, and is a remarkably fine specimen.-S." 1. 44., add, after "Mount Sion:" "A tall cypress, an American traveller informs us, is now the only tree on Mount Sinai. It stands in the centre of a valley, high up the mountain, surrounded by other mountains, one of which bears the sacred name of Horeb. The cypress was planted by the monks, more than 100 years ago: it is surrounded by a stone fence, and near it is the fountain of Elias, which the prophet is said to have dug with his own hands. (Incidents of Travel in Egypt, &c., as quoted in the Athenæum, Aug. 26.)” 2471. 1. 3., dele "for having been wounded by Francis I., who is said to have struck his sword into it, in his despair at losing the battle of Pavia," &c. The tree struck by Francis was a poplar; see p. 2589. 1. 7., add, after full stop: In the year 1810, this remarkable cypress was struck by lightning, and left in its present shattered condition; but previously to that time it had a handsome well-proportioned head. At the height of 19 ft. from the ground it divides into six large limbs. Its roots extend to a great distance, and to such an extraordinary depth, that when a well was dug near the tree some years ago, they were found 150 ft. below the surface of the ground." 1. 27., add to the end of the paragraph: "These trees, in 1838, were in a state of rapid decay." 2475., add, before "Statistics : "The Fungi on the cypress are: Peziza cupréssina Batsch, Cypélla Cupréssi Fr., Stachylidium scéptrum Corda. — M. J. B.” 1. 32., add to "Statistics," before "In France: " "In Scotland, at Biel, in East Lothian, it is 120 years old, 41 ft. 2 in. high, and with a trunk 6 ft. 10 in. in circumference at 2 ft. from the ground." Juniperus. 2488., add to the list of fungi: "Agýrium cæ'sium Fr., Sphæ`ria Juniperi Fr.; Hystèrium tórtile Schwein., on J. virginiana; Podisòma Juníperi virginianæ Fr., Urèdo Juníperi Lk.; Gymnosporangium sabinum Fr., on savine. M. J. B." - 2505., add, at the bottom of the page: “J. hemisphærica Presl grows above the boundary line of trees on Mount Etna, as high as 7100 ft.; as does Bérberis etnénsis Presl. (Comp. to Bot. Mag., i. 92.)" Agave americana. 2529., add to the paragraph as follows:-"In the _year 1837, a plant of this species of Agàve flowered at Clowance, in Cornwall, the seat of Sir John St. Aubyn, Bart., of which the following account has been sent to us by the gardener, Mr. T. Symons:- This plant, of which fig. 2546. is a portrait to a scale of 1 ft. to 4 in., by Mr. Rutger, jun., is 23 ft. high. Mr. Rutger, sen., my predecessor, informs me that, when he came to Clowance, in the year 1800, he found the plant in a small tub; and that about the year 1806 he turned it out, and planted it in the flower-garden, on the site where its remains still stand. For many years, it was nearly stationary, making but little progress in point of size; which may be accounted for by no particular attention having been paid to the preparation of soil, as the object of planting it out was rather to obtain additional room in the green-house, than any ulterior view with respect to its flowering. About ten years ago, the plant began to appear in a more thriving state; and, during the last four years, it made rapid advances towards maturity. At the latter end of last June, when the flower-stem made its first appearance, the plant was 7 ft. 2 in. high; the diameter of the trunk, at 1 ft. 8 in. from the ground was 2 ft. 3 in.; and the leaves 7 ft. 3 in. long, 13 in. wide, and from 5 in. to 6 in. thick near the base; its rapid growth during the last four years is, most likely, owing to the roots having penetrated into a subsoil more congenial to its growth than the soil in which it was planted. Allowing the plant to be about 25 years old when turned out, it may be considered as being about 56 years old when it flowered. Its site was in the flower-garden, on a border sloping to the south, backed with a fence and shrubbery as shown in the sketch, where it never had any protection, otherwise than by being screened from the north by the shrubbery behind. "Indications of its blossoming appeared towards the latter end of June, when I perceived that the central leaves were bursting open; and, being gratified at the idea of seeing it in bloom, I was determined to particularly observe the growth of the flower-stem, and accordingly kept a daily journal of its progress. During the first 10 or 12 days, it grew from 6 in. to 7 in. in 24 hours: afterwards its daily growth gradually diminished; and, when approaching its extreme height, its progress was not more than in. during the above period: cloudy weather or a fresh breeze invariably retarded its growth. On the 1st of July, the flower-stem was 10 ft. 11 in. high, and by many it was at that time thought to resemble a gigantic asparagus. On the 19th of July, its height was 16 ft.; and from that period, at about 4 ft. or 5 ft. below the top, lateral buds began to make their appearance, which, as the stem grew, formed the peduncles on which the clusters of flowers expanded. On the 31st of July, the flower-stalk was 19 ft. high, when there were 13 lateral and alternate shoots thrown out. On August 15. there were 22 peduncles put forth, differing in length in proportion to their age, the lower ones measuring 2 ft. 6 in. in length, and bearing on their extremities numerous clusters of flower-buds; these subdividing, and giving space for each individual flower, and measuring across the clusters from 14 in. to 18 in. At this period, the height of the stem was 22 ft. 6 in. On the 7th of September, the flower-stem attained its extreme height, namely, 25 ft.; and the number of peduncles was 34, besides a cluster of flower-buds on the top of the stem. The first flower-buds began to expand on the 28th of September, and on the 10th of October the lowermost clusters were in great perfection. The flowers on the whole plant were carefully counted, and the number amounted to 5088, of the colour of sulphur, and above 5 in. in length. So richly were the flowers charged with a juice resembling the taste of honey, that it dropped from them in abundance, especially from about 9 o'clock in the morning until about 12 o'clock at noon. Bees came by myriads, and feasted themselves on the fast-flowing fluid. Observing such a quantity of the juice falling on the ground, I put vessels beneath to receive it as it dropped from the flowers, and filled six soda-water bottles with it. After being corked and rested a few days, it was acknowledged to be an excellent cordial; but after a while it fermented, became acid, and acquired a fetid smell. "From the 10th of October to the middle of November, the stately appearance of the plant, with its gracefully curved branches expanding like candelabra, and sustaining such a number of erect blossoms and |