The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-13
THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.


EONARD SCOTT 4 Co., No. 81 Gold siyxef
IL .Nsw York, continue to publish the four eaJ-
hig British Quarterly Reviews and Black wood's
magazine; ~ addition 10 which they have recent
~ commenced the publication Of valuable Aan-
cultural work, called the
!" FARMERS GUIDE TO ScikNriFIc AND PRAc1IcAL
AGRtcULTURE,
by iKNRr SrEPHRNs, r. II. s., IT Edinburgh. au.
thor Ut the Book of the Farm, &c., &c.; ass,sted
ny JoHA NORroA, NJ "A. New Haven pr.,fx.sor
Of Sclen'hc Agriculture in Yale Loliegs, &c, &c
<, i"'s h'shiy valuable work will comprise twL
"rse foyas octave volumes, containing over 1, 400
pages, with IL or 20 splendid steel enyravn ga.
ana more than QUO engravings on wood, III The
highest style OF the art, Illustrating uimos, eyry
implement OF husbandry now in use by the best
farmers, the best methods Of ploughing, planting,
haying, harvesting, &c, &C., the various domes.
TIC animals in their highest perfection; in short,
The pictorial feature of the book il unique, and
will render Il Of incncu!abe value to the student
IF agriculture.
The work e being published in semi monthly
numbers OF % pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravinga, and is sold at IS cents EACH or IS for
the entire work in numbers, ofwhich there will be
at least twenty-five,
The British Periodicals re-publish.d are as fol-
lows, viz
Tux LONDON QuAsrERIr RxvuEw CONSERVATIVE,
The EDiNBURoH REviEw (Whig),
The NORTH BRi1IsH REVIEW (Free Church,,
The. WEsrn,ksTEs REvIEw (Libersl.)
t,Aei AND
BLAcxwooD's EpIksuRoH MAGAZINE (Tory).
Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but a small
portion OF their contents is devoted 10 political SUBJ
iects. Il ia their hterary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con-
fessedy far above all other Journals other class
Blaekwood, still under the mastery guidance Of
Chr1siophcr North, maintains its ancient celebrity,
ana ID, at thus time unusually attractive, from tho
M nuHo tH~.l:
written for that magazine, and first appearing in
its columns both in Great Britain aud in the United
States. Such works as "The Caxtons" and envy
New Novel" (both by Bulwer,) "My Peninsular
Medal, The Green Hand" and other serials,
Of which numerous rival editions are issued by the
leading publishers in this country, have to Be ref
printed by those publishers from the pages o.
Biackwood, aler has been issusd BY .Messys Scot
& Co., 80 that subscribers to tho reprint Of that
magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading Of these fascinating tales.
TERMS.
Per ann
For any one Of the four Reviews $500
! For any two do 500
For any three do. 100
For all four ofthe Reviews, 500
For 81 ckwood's Magazine, -- 800
For BIackwoOd and three Reviews, 900
For BIackwood and the four Reviews, 1000
| For Farmers Guide Complete in % Nos.) $40
Fragments to be made in all cases IN .aaraace.
CLUBBING.
discount of tDentyJ fire per cent. from the above
p ices will he allowed to Clubs ordering four or
more copies Of any one more Of the above
works. Thus: copt-s Of BIucxw.,od or of one
Review will lie to one address Tor 50 4 copies
II the four Reviews and Black wood for $40 i.no
| ~ on.
- Orders from Clubs must be sent dirsef TO the
publishers, no discount from these prices can be
allowed to Agents.
Money, cure in the States where issued, vii
be received at par.
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| Entrance 81 Goti at
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