When standing alone, and encouraged in its lateral growth, it will indeed often produce a lower head -- but its tendency is to rise; and it only exhibits itself in all its stateliness and majesty, when, supported on such a noble columnar trunk, it towers far above the heads of its neighbors of the park or forest. Even when at its loftiest elevation, its large specious blossoms -- which, from their form, one of our poets has likened to a chalice --

"Through the verdant maize.

The tulip tree

Its golden chalice oft triumphantly displays -- Fickering. a Iudlau deeds warrants of survey, Albany Rue. Lib. i. 4.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

jut out from amid the tufted canopy in the month of June, and glow in richness and beauty. This tree was introduced into England about 1668, and is now, we are informed, to be found in almost every gentleman's park on the continent of Europe, so highly is it estimated as an ornamental tree of the first class."*1

We hope that the numerous specimens of this noble tree yet standing in Westehester county, may be sacredly preserved from the barbarous infliction of the axe, which has heretofore despoiled without mercy so many of our majestic forest trees.

The next notice of the purchase occurs in the following warrant for its survey, A. D. 1695-6.

By his Excellency the Governor in Council, &c. -- You are hereby required to survey and lay out for John Harrison, a certain tract of land in Westchester county which he hath purchased by virtu« of a license, bearing date the second day of August last past, bounded to the south by the trees of Mr. Budd's purchase, west by Mamaroneck river, eastwardly by Blind brook, and north by Ryepond, and this shall be to you a sufficient warrant.