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Loor. Herewith I send j'ou a few seeds of a vegetable called " Loof," brought from Grand 



Cairo, in I'l^vpt, lost year by my uncle, Uev. Dr. Dmru, of riiilinlclphin, which he has just sent 

 nu' for cultivation. 



The fruit is described as resembling a Cucumber, from which, after the ripe and decaying pulp 

 has been washed awny, a fibrous substance is left very much in appearance like fine inanilla 

 grass, but woven by the great Architect into a beautiful woof with three ornamental rows of seed 

 celi--<, slightly raised from the ground-work, in admirable adaptation for the purpose to which it 

 is api'licd. This is used by the Turks, in their batiis, as a was^h-cloth ; or, wlien dry, as a flesh- 

 brush of which I have a specimen about eleven inches long by three inches wide, (which I shall 

 be happy to show you hereafter,) the full size of the fruit, cut longitudinally, which I am told 

 grows on a vine resembling our common Gourd. 



Please plant the seeds in your green-hou£e and see whut they may come to. J. Dokr. — Scotls- 

 ville,N. Y. 



Mr. DoKU will accept our thanks for the seeds; they are put in the way of growing. 



Notiits of Boo?i5, 19amp!)Uts, ict. 



Homes for ttte People in Subcrb anp CorsTRT, the Villa, the Mansion, and the Cottage. Adapted to American 

 Climate and wants, with examples showing how to alter and rc-model old buildings, in a ecrics of One Hundred 

 original designs. By GeuvaSk Wheeler, Architect, Author of liural Homes, &c. Kew York: Ciias. Scbidneb. 



1S55. 



Eomes for the People is indeed an attractive title for a hook, in these times when people 

 are really beginning to realize the meaning of that word — Home. The book itself is no less 

 attractive than its title, for, like all of Mr. Scribnek's books, it is presented in beautiful 

 style. Paper, type, and illustrations, are all excellent. In size it is about equal to Down- 

 ixq's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. It is divided into five parts, thus: Part 1, The 

 Villa ; Part 2, The Mansion ; Part 3, The Cottage ; Part 4, The House on a Farm ; Part 5, 

 Constructive and Miscellaneous details. 



Each of these parts is again subdivided into chai)ters, in which the various branches of 

 the subject are separately discussed. The arrang€ment seems to be all that the reader could 

 desire ; and this, in the making up of a book of this kind, is a matter of no small importance^ 



The want of leisure has prevented us from perusing this book so fully and carefully as to 

 enable us to offer any lengthy account of its contents; but w^e can cheerfully say this much 

 — that it is one ot the most practical and comprehensive treatises of the kind which has yet 

 appeared in this country. Every man who intends to build a house, whether the cost be 

 $1,000 or $20,000, and all who contemplate alterations or improvements in their dwellings, 

 should immediately consult it. More than this, it will be found a most interesting book to 

 all classes of readers, whether they intend to build or not, for Mr. Wheklek possesses 

 the faculty of expressing his ideas in refined and very agreeablo language. , 



"We are informed that Mr. Chorlton is preparing, and will very soon have ready for the 

 press, a new, large, and greatly improved edition of his treatise on Grape culture. It will 

 be very acceptable at the present time, when sound, reliable information on this branch of 

 culture is much sought for. The appearance of good, practical works on rural affairs is the 

 best sign of our progress. 



