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groups will also be pointed out, wherever they may have been satisfactorily 

 developed." (p. 3.) 



The author mentions an attempt at an arrangement of Lepidoptera, ac- 

 cording to their metamorphoses, by Messrs. Denis and Schieffermiiller, of 

 Vienna, as harmonising with the circular or quinary system of Ma'cleay. Ac- 

 cording to this system all the Lepidoptera may be referred to one or other of 

 the following types of form, viz. jPapilionidae,SphingadaB,Pombycidae,iVbctu- 

 idae, and Phalaenidae. Some remarks are next given on eachof these tribes, 

 and the descriptive catalogue commences with the character of Papilionidae, 

 and its different branches (.stirpes), and the genera formed from them. Four 

 coloured plates exhibit some of the more remarkable species and their 

 members, in the larva, chrysalis, and perfect state. These plates are beauti- 

 fully engraved and coloured, and the work may be considered as highly 

 scientific, and a most valuable contribution to entomology. 



Kent^ Miss, Authoress of Flora Domestica, and other Productions, literary 

 and botanical : Sylvan Sketches : or, a Companion to the Park and the 

 Shrubbery : with Illustrations from the Works of the Poets. London. 

 8vo, pp. 408. 12s. 



It is the intention of this volume " to give an unceremonious introduc- 

 tion of certain trees and shrubs " to such as are " occasionally in the habit 

 of meeting them without being acquainted, in many instances, even with 

 their names. Botanical language has been carefully avoided; for, although 

 it would often have saved many words, it was considered that such terms 

 would be intelligible only to botanists ; and that the botanist was precisely 

 the last person to whom a description of common trees and shrubs would 

 be likely to be of any use." After an eloquent introduction in praise of 

 the subject, and illustrative of the beauty and utility of trees, an alphabeti- 

 cal arrangement is commenced, and all the hardy trees and shrubs, com- 

 monly met with in parks and gardens, described in general language, and 

 treated of historically and poetically. In addition to the systematic name, 

 is given the Linnean class and order, the order according to the natural 

 system, and the synonyms in English, Scotch, French, and Italian. The 

 biography (if the term may be so applied) of each tree and shrub is drawn 

 from varied and authentic sources in different languages, and rendered 

 more interesting than in any work which has hitherto appeared. The only 

 alteration we could suggest in a second edition, would be the grouping of the 

 species together, according to their natural orders, and a general alphabeti- 

 cal index of all the names, scientific as well as synonymous. Many, how- 

 ever, will prefer the book as it is ; and we can strongly recommend it as 

 full of instructive and agreeable reading. It may be considered a suitable 

 companion for the Sylvan Sketches of Mr. Strutt, a work equally delightful 

 in its kind. 



Burrow, The Rev. E. J., M.A. F.R.S. L.S. Mem. Geol. Soc. : Elements of 

 Conchology, according to the Linnean System. London. 8vo, 3d edit. 

 28 pis. from nature. 165. plain ; \l. \\s. 6d. coloured. 



Bambridge^ George C. : The Fly-fisher's Guide, illustrated by coloured 

 plates, representing upwards of forty of the most useful flies, accurately 

 copied from nature. Liverpool. 2d edit. 166'. extra boards. 



Hendricky The Rev. James, Author of the Survey of Angus-shire, and other 

 Agricultural Works, and of various Papers in the Farmer's Magazine; an 

 original thinker, and strong-minded man : A Lecture on Geology, deli- 

 vered before the Forfar Scientific Institution, Dec. 3d, 1827, in which it 

 is endeavoured to show that the Mosaic account of the Creation is per- 

 fectly consistent with the best ascertained facts concerning the mineral 

 structure of the globe. Montrose. 8vo. 2^. boards. 



