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Small Trees.-We learn from tho Houston
(Texas) Telegraph that in the northwestern part
Of Texas, along the eastern decivilies Of the
Rocky Mountains, found extensive tracts Gov
cred with dwarf axis and plum trees. The for
ner, although oniy eight ten feet high, were
often loaded with acorns Of very large size and
of an excellent flavor. The plum trees
generally only enc two feet high. and were
frequently loaded with ripe fruit. There is also
found species of scrub pine, called pinnon, bear
ing an oily nut, which has pleasant flavor. md
is highly esteemed by the natives of Santa Fee.
This is generally 10 or 30 feet high. with q
bushv top, pine like leaf, only inch long A
turpentiGe similar to that Of the common pine,
only less resinous, exudes from its surface when
wounded.


These are probaby the smallest species Of the
oak and plum on the globe. Although tho Chi
nese and Japanese florists ofien exhibit the OAK
the fir, The plum. and other trees. we'll formed
and only two three inches high, it is we'll
known that these obtained only by most en-
pensivo and tedious modes of culture. Mr.. Mev-
Ian, in his sketches of Japan. saws that he saw n
box only three inches long and one inch wide in
which were lourishng fir, bamboo, nd plum
tree, the latter in blossom; yet expensive bad
been the process Of cultisatinq them, tha. the
price demanded was twelve hundred florins-Bos
ton Journal