There are many beautiful, tempting, and, we may add, many really excellent sites in valleys. The soil is usually fertile, and the growth luxuriant. But the usual objections to narrow and deep valleys, where there is much water, are the dampness, and, often, the unhealthiness, of the air there.

There is also another point worthy the consideration of our readers. This is the coldness in winter of all small or deep valleys, compared with the surrounding country. This, though not very perceptible to the senses, exerts a very important influence on vegetation. In a quiet winter night, the coldest air slides down into the bottoms of valleys, while the hills around are in a considerably higher temperature. Hence, many trees and plants will thrive on a higher level, which perish in a deep valley. We know a charming valley in Connecticut, where the peach and the cherry seldom perfect a crop of fruit, owing to the greater severity and prevalence of the frosts there, while they bear uniformly and well, in the adjacent country, on a higher level.