A few years ago, a new species of tree was brought from Australia to Algiers. The ex-Emperor Napoleon, in a recent visit to the Jardin d'Acclimation, at Algiers, was much struck with the rapid growth of this tree, the Eucalyptus Resinifera, or Australian gum tree, which has attained a height of 30 feet and a diameter of six inches in two years. This remarkable tree in its native soil - Australia - sometimes reaches the height of 340 feet, and has been found more than 19 feet in diameter at about a yard from the ground. It often yields planks 200 feet long without a single defect. The wood, notwithstanding its rapid growth, is hard and heavier than oak. It also presents beautiful colors, and is consequently well adapted for cabinet work. An astringent gum, known in commerce as "kino," is obtained by making incisions into its bark. The Eucalyptus is an evergreen; its leaves have nearly the same shape as the laurel. The development of its lateral branches is no less wonderful than its stems. They are small until the trunk attains the height of about 100 feet, when they shoot out almost horizontally, sometimes to the length of 90 feet, giving the tree the appearance of an enormous umbrella.

The seed, strange to say, is very small, and not unlike that of the tobacco plant; the flowers are white, of a most agreeable smell, and much liked by bees, which extract from them a most delicious honey.

THE CENTRAL PARK. ARCHWAY UNDER DRIVE.