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tion of the Journals, &c., for the press: the labour of which 
must be of no ordinary kind; and by performing which he has 
only fulfilled a sacred duty, imposed upon him by Griffith him- 
self in his dying hour. 
The vol. of the Journals is illustrated by a portrait of the 
author, and by several well executed views of the country, which 
are lithographed by his sister in Europe, and add considerably to 
the interest of the volume. 
Even were this the place for it, we could not attempt an analy- 
sis of these works. They are for attentive reading and study, and 
should be found in the hands of every botanist, but particularly 
in those of every student of Indian Botany. 
The following information, on the subject of Griffith’s MSS. 
and drawings, may not prove uninteresting. It is communicated 
from Calcutta, by one well competent to judge. 
“Mr. M‘Clelland is here, engaged in the arduous duty of editing 
poor Griffith’s journals, botanical drawings, and descriptive 
matter. The expences of the publication are nobly defrayed by . 
the E. I. Company, who take 250 copies; and the proceeds from 
the sale of the remainder are generously put aside, by Mr. 
MClelland, for the benefit of Mr. Griffith’s orphan boy. The 
materials are left in admirable order, and are so copious, and 
many of the drawings so well executed, that I am perfectly amazed at 
their author’s ability. His exertions were all but superhuman ; 
and he was a far better artist than I had imagined: the hand- 
writing is good, and the references to all his plates correct, down 
to the smallest detail. Mr. M‘Clelland is printing Griffith’s notes, 
just as they were left, and lithographing fac-similes of the draw- 
ings, which I have examined and found quite accurate, for where the 
lithographer has made unintelligible work, the original is the same. 
“The Kast India Company proposes to distribute the 250 copies 
at home, so giving every one the opportunity of working up 
Griffiths materials. The drawings are however of unequal merit, 
for they were chronologically arranged, from 1833 to 1845, and 
all are copied. 
“The portion first published contains Griffiths Travels and Jour- 
