FOLIAGE OF OUR FORESTS.
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English travellers often speak of the beauty of the American forests in autumn, representing that the old world has nothing equal to them in the va riety and comingling of colors Some of the lovers of nature go into our woods: and gathering the prettiest leaves press them tor preservation Soon after Mir. Everett, our present minister to St. James, went to England, his lady and daughter went to party consisting of the nobility, wearing wreath of our forest leaves in fine state of preservation.

 The wreaths attracted the admiration of all, and SO strong was the admiration of them, that Mrs Everett was asked where she procured the wreath. She replied that it was made Of American leaves in their natural state. The English could not ere dit this statement, but asserted that the leaves artificial. To convince them of the actual state of the leaves, Mrs. E. sent 10 Boston, and the next fall, the most varegated of our forest leaves were sent to England. as presents to Mrs. Els incredu. lous friends.