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Austria, addressed to Messrs. Kollar and Von Kreigelstein, and 

 the Canon Schmidberger ; the last of whom has communica- 

 ted a very considerable portion of the work, particularly that 

 of the insects injurious to fruit-trees. 



The work is divided into sections, according to the nature 

 of the substances &c. attacked or injured, including man, cat- 

 tle, grain, both in the growing and housed state, vegetables, 

 fruit-trees, forest trees, household materials, &c. A conside- 

 rable portion of the work consists of original observations on 

 the natural history of the different insects, so that the entire 

 work may be regarded as one of the most interesting addi- 

 tions which have been made to our insect biography. 



Art. III. The Annals of Natural History ; or Magazine of Zo- 

 ology, Botany, and Geology. (Being a Continuation of the 'Ma- 

 gazine of Zoology and Botany,' and Sir W. J. Hookers 'Botanical 

 Companion.') Conducted by Sir W. Jardine, Bart. ; P. J. Selby, 

 Esq; Dr. Johnson; Sir W. J. Hooker, Regius Professor of Bota- 

 ny; and Richard Taylor, F.L.S. 



The Magazine of Zoology and Botany has received an addi- 

 tion to the number of its editors ; the names of Sir William 

 J. Hooker and Mr. Richard Taylor appearing in conjunction 

 with those of its former contributors. In future it is to be 

 published monthly, under the title of 'Annals of Natural His- 

 tory.' The alteration in the time of its publication we think 

 a judicious one ; the change in the title appears to us uncall- 

 ed for and inexpedient. 



The following notice appeared on the wrapper of the con- 

 cluding number of the last volume, (February, 1838). 



" When this Magazine was commenced, it was published at the risk of the 

 Conductors, and the Publisher in Edinburgh, — not as a money speculation, 

 but as an experiment to try how far a periodical, endeavoured to be con- 

 ducted on scientific principles, would succeed ; and although from the re- 

 sults they cannot speak very highly of the encouragement which Naturalists 

 have bestowed upon it, or of their anxiety to encourage scientific papers and 

 facts unadorned and truthful, they have still had the satisfaction of being 

 able, with the assistance of their Contributors, to carry their periodical 

 through a second year, in a manner which they believe has been acknow- 

 ledged to stand high in the estimation of those who were inclined to dip 

 below the surface of the subjects which others pretended to study and ad- 

 mire ; and they have the further satisfaction of now saying to their Subscri- 

 bers, that this experimental commencement has been the means of enabling 

 them to continue the work without risk to themselves, and with every pros- 

 pect of a more ample and efficient scientific support." 



The Contributors to the first Number of the present series, 

 are, Dr. Drummond, Dr. Johnston, Dr. Grisebach, Mr. J. E. 

 Gray, and Mr William Thompson. 



