The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-01 00:00:00

Edited by J. C. LOUDON, F.L. S. IL S. &c.

Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.
" Our general impression of the work is, that, taking it
altogether, it is the most extraordinary that has yet
appeared on any branch of science.—Literary Gazette,
Oct. 31, 1529.

" We may confidently assert, that this is a book per-
ferfectly sui generis. The quantity of butter is truly as-
tonishing ; and the entire publication is offered at a price
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the public-spirited booksellers, who have spared no cost to
render it, what we confidently pronounce it to be, the
most useful and the most popular botanical work that has
ever appeared in the English langu.rge,"—Jameson's Edin.
New Phil. Journ. No. 14.

PHE LITERARY GAZETTE, for 1829,
is now ready for delivery, containing Reviews, with
copious Extract. and Illustrations, of four Folio, 31 Quarto,
227 Octave, and 411 Duodecimo (in all 673 Vols.), pub-
lished within the year. In its Miscellaneous Parts the
following will be found .—Accounts of 71 Voyages of
Discovery and Scientific Expeditions, including all Cham-
pollion's Letters from Egypt. The Proceedings of all the
Learned and Scientific Institutions in the British Capital,
and generally in the Provinces, 207 Papers. Seventy-one
Articles on Arts and Sciences, showing their Progress.
Critiques on 97 Publications in the Fine Arts, 52 Exhi-
bitions, and 34 great Pictures, &c. &c. ; on 47 New Mu-
sical Productions, and 36 Concerfs ; on 56 New Dramatic
Pieces; and Hundreds of incidental Notices. Of Bio-
graphies there are 11 ; Original Poetry Weekly, from the
most Popular Writers; and 46 Sketches of Society at
Home and Abroad. Such are the heads of this Volume,
consisting of 854 closely printed quarto pages of three
columns each; and for its pretensions the Publisher ven-
tures to quote the Editor's brief Address to his readers,
in the last Number for the past year :
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assurances, and therefore, though custom almost demands
a few words at this season cf the year, we shall very
briefly say what we have to say to our friendly Readers.
Encouraged by their unceasing and increasing support, we
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and Fine Arts of the time, as its limits would possibly
; and we are free to affirm that it does form a more
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individual expectations, nor feared to incur displeasure by
honest strictures. Having by such means obtained the
public confidence, is the beat guarantee that it will, by a
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by the Author of " Wine and Walnuts," &c. will com-
mence with No. 676, Jan. 2d, and be regularly con-
tinued.

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