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the most valuable practical treatises on domestic
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the work is well got up, beautifully illustrated,
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DescRIpTIvE CATALOGUE OF THE BoTANIc GAR.
DEN, (LATE PRINcR's,) FLUSHING, l.. LA very
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farmer; containing considerable amount OF va
luabie information.
RowAN's HIsToRY OF THE FRENCH REvoLUTIoN;
Appleton " Co, New York.-A very interesting
work, two volumes in one, forming a portion Of
the series Of the Library for My Young Country
men,"
KEBLE's CHRISTIAN YEAR Lea IL Blanchard,
Philadelphia handsome pocket volume OF sa-
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and will doubtless be very acceptable TO the more
religious portion OF the community.
TmRHwALL's HrsToRY or GREECE, No. 2-Har-
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this very valuable history has just been published.
Ii is more interesting than the first and presents in
tact, more instructive and elegant picture OF At
ticn TO the age OF Percles, than we have seen in
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Hunt, New York-This is a capital number OF this
most useful work, which completes the eleventh
volume of the work.
KNrcKeRBocKER MAGAZINE, for December-Al-
len, New York-An excellent number, containing
various papers ot great interest from the pens of
some it's most able contributors
REVUE FRANCHISE DEs FAMILIES. for December
-3l5 BrOadway-A work both amusing and in
structive and extremely valuable to the student Of
the French language. 3 f9Gt
THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE, for December
Burgess " Srlnger, New York-There is one or
two pretty good papers in it, but for the others,
there is plenty Of room for Improvement in them,
well as in the work generally.
THE NATIONAL PROTESTANT, for December-Rev
G. Sparry, New York--The admirers OF the hor-
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thing from this work to satisfy their vitiated taste
1t is truly surprising that person having Rev. be-
lore his name, should put forward such repeatedly
exploded falsehoods as this work contains.
DUNNIaAN's ILLUSTRATED DowAY BIBLE, No. 10
Dunnigan, New Ysrk-Some OF the earlier num-
bers wereabetter got up than the present-beter
printed and better illustrated.
HEwRT's ILLUSTRATED SHAKESPEARE, No. 3d.
Hewet, New York--As excellent and beautiful as
ever.
ARTHUR ARUNDEL; Harper Brothers, N. York.
This somewhat interesting tale OF the English Re-
volulion, by the author OF "Brambletye House .
&c., forms No. 43 of these publishers Library OF
Select Novels.
History OF THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY; BY
Leopold kanke; Burgess d Strlnger, New York =
valuable and interesting work. The translation
OF Sarah Austin.
PEDlTIoN; Lee " Blanchard, Philade phia.-This
work will be published in five large volumes, COM
prsing about twenty-five hundred pages OF letter
press, and the price to subscribers will be twenty
ds,lIa 4 re ffNn tvtry .1nhf cta
cravings, forty-six steel vignettes, worked among
the letter press, and three hundred wood cuts
with an appropriate nrmher OF maps, &c Ii the
us, II will be one OF the most splendid OF the age
ESSAYS ON THE NATURE AND PRINCIPLES OF
TASTE, by archibald Alison, L. l.. b.. with Cor.
rectlons and improvements, by Abraham Mills
Harper and Brothers New York.-Thls work has
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to the public. The sources of pleasure and su-
blimity are indicated in very clear and insruc
tive manner, and the work is one whose study is
tlvate the intellect. The edition now published
has been for some time before the public, and is
generally regarded as very well adapted for in
schools, and tor popular reading. The work Is
published IN very neat volume.
A TREATISE ON THE FORCES WHICH PRODUCE THE
ORGANIZATION OF PLANTS, WITH AN APPENDIX, &c /;
BY J. w. Draper M d., Professor OF Chemistry IN
The University Of New York; Harper& Brothers,.
There are two things which render this work
worthy OF particular notice and encouragement.
To mention the least lmportant-it is one Of the
most splendid issues OF the American press; shows
how far American skill can enscr intucompetirion
with the experience. of Europe. The treatise
moreover s purely originals II is the product of our
own laboratories; the author for ten years has been
amassing experimental knowledge to bring out this
volume. So tar as the subject will admit, it con-
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tant principles which should guide the ami
NAL and vegetable physologist, and all those
who ought TO base their practice these sciences
the physician, farmer, druggist, &c whilst general
students cannot fail to be interested and instruct
ed by its contents. We are proud 10 witness
this effort TO acclmate science here. Asmachn
lists, naval artists, we can compete successfully
with any nation in the world. In literature, in
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respectable, but in strictly scientific departments
we have hitherto relied too much on Europe. Such
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lead the old world TO look to US in matters Of SCI
ence as well as machinery. Those who are lnte
rested in the professions and trades we have men,
toned, will, as matter OF course, at once avail
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treatise and all others who take pleasure in SCI
ence and literature are assured that in our opinion
it is the most readable and interesting book Of the
same stamp which the press has given us for long
time. II is published IN splendid quarto, and in
a style highly creditablr to American typography.
NEsBrTT's DIAMOND DIARY for l845; Nesbiu,
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memorandum book for the ensuing year, with al
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THR NRvILLRs OF GARRETsrowN; Harper Broth
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The ILLUSTRATED LONDON ALMANAC for l945;
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PARTICULAR it will be most interesting.
LrTrLE's LIVING ACE, No. 20 and 3O--Burgess "
Strnger, New York.-The present number contains
some interesting papers; the extracts from the
"Life Of Radical" will afford a good lesson to
lazy meddng politicians
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, for January, 1886
Post, New York.-This is certainly one Of the
best Monthlles extani-the present number Is most
beautifully illustrated, with four engravings; one,
Napoleon taking leave of his child, mezzotlnt ol
considerable talent and interest,"; an engraving OF