32 NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
and corrections which have been made by others in the long interval 
that has elapsed since the publication of the second edition of the 
* Muscologia Britannica’ (1827), and the Muscological portion of the 
‘British Flora’ (1833). Sixteen new species indeed are—as it would 
- appear, by an after-thought— placed together at the end of the ar- 
rangement, separated from their respective genera and sections, —1more 
— to the author's convenience than that of the student, we suspect. 
ee. _ AncugR, Tuowas Croxen: First Steps IN Economic Botany, 
for the Use of Students; being an Abridgment of * Popular Economic 
Botany.’ Royal 16mo, many plates. London, 1854. 
This, as well as the volume mentioned under the preceding notice, is 
one of a “Popular Series of illustrated works on Natural History," 
publishing by Mr. Lovell Reeve, and which, if judiciously executed, 
cannot fail to promote the cause of science among the uninitiated in 
this Country. Being executed by different authors, it is to be expected 
. that they are not all uniform as to excellence. Our very favourable 
notice of the * Popular Economie Botany’ of Mr. Archer is recorded at 
p. 284 et seg. of the fifth volume of this Journal; and it is in the 
present work candidly stated that ‘The First Steps,’ etc., are, “ with 
"some trifling alterations, an abstract of the ‘Popular Economic Bo- 
_ tany’;” a work, the author continues, * which has received the appro- 
bation of the heads of the * Department of Science and Art’ (Marl- 
borough House School, we presume), at whose suggestion this abridg- 
ment has been undertaken, with a view of making the subject available, 
he cheap form of a school-book, to pupils of all classes.” We 
—: | but wish it all success; and we feel sure that such will be the 
ut 5 for the “Department of Science and Art" does not stop here : 
has also employed Mr. Archer in preparing a series of diagrams, 
pepresenting some of the most important plants and products ; and 
also cabinets of the materials themselves, for carrying out the more 
— plan of oeular demonstration ; hoping by these aids to 
render the acquirement of a general knowledge of Raw Produce easy to 
e most youthful class of students. 
