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settled and peopled by the religious body known by the name of ** Mor- 
monites." 
Our concern is with the plants, amounting to about 110 species, 
chiefly collected in the wide-spread saline districts around, and during 
a survey of the lake. The new species in this small collection are— 1. 
Streptanthus crassicaulis, Torr. (tab. 1), Cowania Stansburiana (tab. 3), 
Heuchera rubescens, Torr. (tab. 5), Lynosyris serrulata, Torr., Monothrix 
(n. gen.) Stansburiana, Torr. (tab. 6), Eutoca heterophylla, Torr., Am- 
blirion pudicum, Torr. (Lilium, Ph., Fritillaria, Nutt., Hook.—Tab. 9)*. 
Had a botanist been attached to the party, as is usual in the United 
States exploring Expeditions, no doubt the collection would have been 
much more extensive, and there would have been greatly more novelty. 
— 
N. B. Ward, E.R.S., E.L.8.: On the Growth of Plants in closely 
Glazed Cases. Second edition. Small 8vo. London, 1852. 
Although modestly called a second edition, this valuable work has 
many additions, alterations, and improvements; and not a few elegant 
embellishments from the talented pencils of E. W. Cook, Esq., and 
Mrs. S. H. Ward. In the Preface to this edition the author tells us 
that, “for the growth of plants in all situations, even in those unfa- 
vourable to their development in the open air, the use of these cases 
is daily becoming more extensive," and he believes “that it would be 
difficult to specify any plant intractable of culture in the closed cases, 
where its natural conditions, with respect to heat, light, etc., have 
been fulfilled. As to the conveyance of plants on ship-board, the plan 
is now universally adopted, and it is believed that there is not a civi- 
lized spot on the earth's surface which has not, more or less, benefited 
by their introduction."— This is quite true: and the subject is here 
most judiciously and popularly treated,—both philosophically and prac- 
tically; and throughout written with a spirit of cheerfulness, and an 
admiration of the works of God, which add no little to the charm of 
the volume. 
* Besides the entirely new species, some of the rare ones, or varieties, are figured, 
for example, Phaca mollissima, Dougl., var. B, Utahensis, tab. 2. Spiræa dumosa, 
Nutt., tab. 4. Chenactis achilleefolia, Hook. et Arn., var, B., tab. 7. Malacothrix 
sonchoides, Torr. et Gr., tab. 8. 
