The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20

tops Of hDs .od IN thr Inter ,snios valleys yy
ing In tbckpes IRON iew inches 10 thirty fcoA and al
bromg AZ Dest very pov' soil
The material Of TIE o'h o'psss. of gravel, sand and
rent kpo o. rocks are dssr butsd, which VIII DO more
minutely described.
tpt-rays sana snd Loan.
GDehs, mica ,lse an grant urnisn the msterial for
'Le SOL We NOD a. oDsiu nts grains aud angular frag
ntnn Of sl'very coiore, MICA Who're quarzHs and
hgh) ierrogipou- els ccou furpsnes by It's de-
conposmon, q ferrnrt0ous clay with when numerous
grams OF quartz ore u a"a up ny ths sgeocy OF water
. %eond-r etisa ond 6uidtrs,
Much roundec and varying IN size IRON
few inehes 70 itet s0d OF different yar,e
ties Of trap spelrs ty,nhe mica, slae, sraDte amoh
ME While graYshd req rand tor o. coDg omeraes, De-
stones and Slate.
The principal vafe Zee tap roted occurring IN the
dIut sre-oore obnnci'y granular mixture OF green
so white ooloedt o'par scssb ana green hornbeuoe
being similar Ia mineral goat oh,racer TO tho dDrlte
curing " Bergen, New Jsrte,, and ususliy much
rounded.
Granb
kost ot Tho granite similar n the rock IN
place. fhe el,o sipg vaees no over appear 10 have
been brought FRI N DIS snct
a--Red eranits 10 small rounded pebbles OF . 1Dely
t-whpe granite in q, bbles aud bouldors consulting OF
sYeenmh coor.d feo,par isb usre, large graos Of
bgbt gTay colo ed quartz and 4 4, scales OF MICA
o6rapune, com pos,d Of flesh ooored ortbo,nse aud
grains Of lsht gay qus'iz similar to that occurring in
Sne eblanas oi New Y rk
dGIay end greeD,sb oooree granite occurs In pebbles
partly rounoed Ind Iarty aty uar, very rare.
COMPOSED Of gray ano clio SD while colored Ncdspsr
(pary decomposed) pa srep, and highly ierrugcnoas
trains Of mssne,, n como u, N i, si@ar to she
81 enic terpofed be IN goeiss and deposits Of
magnetic |" The Highland. Of New York.
f01ta- Gneus
Numerous round par Iy Angular pebbles aud bould
era Of micnceous snes ~bch found appear to have
originated ON The rock In the ioe wing varies
ere evidently from ditarce:-
a-Bornbe ndio ap.is, sui. to that occurring In the
highlands OF New York and New Jersey.
b. utob c0OTpd ObeOuytiy str6tinet g1oH1.
Or ely granular texture composed OF grains Of
smoky coIored quartz bu'sn g,ag teldspar and small
grains OF syery co0Ied mica, containing small masses
OF adnlar'a' Very rare
a-Wbhe quartz OF q bright lustre, IRONS
raj hohes TO several Get IN diameter.
b-6r.yrh WHINE quar'z Of dull ustro, In email
c-Flesh coIored xuar'1 or a vitreous fustre
SiDth QIrr1is
Confusing of gray quartz ana few small grains OF
mica, probably derive, gu, q bed OF quar- tzi.e.
Seresh- Rid Ubnsiome,ate
Similar 10 that occurring In Green Pond Mountains
Wsrae County composed o. ANGULAR pieces OF ne'n
colored ieldspar, ana OF light aud smoky oolored
quartz some Of The ieidspar encompasses Into white
kaOin IKE substance
Eighth Garne, Rock
Composed OF conf act grains and imperfect crystals Of
red garnet slightly iIel nxed with g. aims Of gray ooored
| Ninth- Nand,tOy,e,
Of various eoors and textures
| Tenth L,n,esoDs onl DolOn,itc,
or various shades and textures from compact 70
sIsnua ara and s.u.' 70 the Isenon and
Eaenn-A ry'Aoes~', .,re1acio's and Oaleare'"
! Simhr to those OF tho aadson river group.
7,t.glh-Amrhi,cie
OF backish green color, highly ierrugiuous In peb-
| bles and bouidcrs.
AL the mateyials OF the dr sppe have been
ported and soed by two CURRENT one 10 the direc
ton south 20 degrees east 70 40 degrees east. and the
other In nearly southern direction The former being
indicated by sse and grooves the latter by the shape
ana bearing OF the hills vi dnt OD the rocks found
numerous eroovs moro or ers OAR 70 each aer 10
1 n
have been prooucod BY boulders moving over the
face OF The rock In some places the rock is smooth and
| polu hed BY the action OF Gu rent ~ d drf.
OF the rocks hjoh have described the guess
rs beet adapted for pu OF construction. owing to It's
beng hsrc ea,y dressed and ou' little Affected BY ex-
The nterlamnasd gneiss also good building stone,
| but IN more dilbcua 10 drets than the ormer Tho
coarrer kinds Of granite deoorn rapidly
posed, and The mica shte totally unit on account Of liz
Rsoayaialosion II sin-os found.
First Quartz Of vsrou shades OF white aud grey as
constituents Of erti,s MICA sIa'o and granite.
seeond-FeldspAr in tso varieties: a-or,hociose as
constituent OF eners, mica State and granite; J-olgo-
oase 30 ocoas ons co, sttuent OF granite.
Thrd-Adulara In q boulder Of gaei's.
Fourth Mica In scales Of eiiverv white brown and
black colors, In gntlss, mica safe and g'atie
Fntf-Red iarnet IN compact grams and In small
rhombo dot ecahedrons In speis mica, s1to and gran
tie.
sixih-Msguete in grsDs and small mss,e, IN granite.
| seventh Black Journal ne, In gueiss aud granite.
| Eghth-Cborite In gDeiss and gfaoie.
Nin,h-Pbo,pba'e OF iron aud manganese, an altered
form Of tet Apply Inc in led line oontAc:
| tw, en- anei's and vein Of granite.
| Tenth IAbr adorite
| Eoventh-Pyroxepe
The botanical distribution Of plants the surface OF
the earth, undergoes certain modihcatlors cmncoted
with the dry ness and moisture, wolf the mectaai
cal and CD, mical composition of the soil. Hence iou
country and iu geology ana topography ana therefore,
independently Of the ciima,e, certSo plant, whether
placed by nature ari, will goursh according
% the ten perAture and composition soil favor
able or unisvorabie 70 their growth.
purpose OF Ascerainpg the nature OF tn. exsnx
ton, TO learn how far could be made available In the
projected improvements a. well a. 10 kno~ Tvs charao-
ter indication Of what pee ular cse OF plants would
prove most nours hug rG spaused to this ground
Also TO discover what Alterations The soil would require
| In order TO ADMIT OF an Increased variety.
| This fosms the basis Of botanical index which Gao
always be made complete by careful resr,or OF tho
plants and ip,rsauoed This Investigator has not
extended through all the which, In their turn,
devcopo their peculiar platb and J. therefore, 10
rep, o., incomplete; still far he useful trees and
shrubs are concerned N believed that have boen
Although this nves ga,iou has aided n,,hing ne 10
botanical science, yet II s necessary that the existing
trees and plants should be described A. 10 be henti
fed and their i'm rorianoe properly esnmAe1 Familiar
susge convey all necessary with regard 10 TOO
present vegetation The catalogue VII be AIDED to du
presen, purposes The plants are srrarsed simply In
alphabetical order, without reference TO any particular
| Classification.
| l-Ac- da,ycapur--syr~ reaes napl..
Ahes thirty TO ii'y ices high. and oiten ono 10 two
,.cs 70 S.msss r'n sasy ,pIs.dsg sr,ncas. tho
gar maple, leaves IN large pct,oios, iosed beyond tho
middle nearly smooth rtsn Old, Howcrs gre cush yellow
besuiu shade Tree ,se silvery vito q tho Under
face OF the leaves strongly contrasting the bright
green tf the upper side, especially when they aya
Ted by me wind found IN al porops o. ihs PARK aeout
nine thousand specimens thrves best In a d. 90 r,oh
loan or In Q eravtny loan contiguous 70 morture.
2-/lna 6e77,s1h<-fspnsn zkLr.
shrub siI to twelve feet high trey ariy brsn-hcd
and usually growing IN dcnse thokey leaves from two
10 -artf bs,,v
raer and sprrkied N undcvneath about
l2Wo Specimens; grows In ssanry grouni; towers In
March or April
3-J,ndron,ia Fsrio,scs~ P~srs A,svsr,sa
shrub four 10 eight icot high och bfs,ched, and
with grsybh bark leaves from md Q nan 10 too
inches long, variable breAdsh, ncayiy smooth above
pale and more or les pus,eoent usdcvuca,s. Abort
$500 specimens grows In sw>mps and Dsss thickcs-
towers In june ana July.
A-A-a,.n $780, wxr< uss g.--.<y.