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OsAeE ORASGE.-Thc Osage Orange is native of Arkansas and Missouri where 1t rises in elegant pro- portion to 50 feet. The tree is decdious and hardy as t has endured the gors of the last seven winters near Boston, and Is of the ornamental of all our native trees The leaves are oval, anceolate, of q beautiful shining green, and bears striking resem- biance to those of the orange, and is armed with iong sharp splnes. The trees are decious, or some male and female, therefore requiring more than one tree for the production of fruits but these connot be disn- guished when young The fruit ia beautiful, but not eaabe; of the size of large orange of golden coor and the tree when laden with the fruit is splendid The wood produces fine yellow dye. It is valuable for furniture, as receives the finest polish. Its re- makaby tough, strong, and elastic and IS therefore called Bow Wood being preferred by the Indians to all other woods for bows. It also supposed to be the most durable timber in the world and for ship building esteemed preferable 10 live oak.

 Even the leaves beautiful, may 1t appears be converted to very important use since, according 10

 memoir lately presented to the French. institute, they are valuable as food for silk worms.

 On the best authority, am assured that the trees of the Osage Grange, when the distance of fifteen inches asunder, make the most beautiful we'll as the strongest hedge fence in the word through which nei thef men hor animals can pass.