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GENERA OF THE PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES, &c. 



The plan of the second floor, Fig. 53, 

 shows six bed-rooms of good size. The 

 basement story of this house would contain 

 the kitchen and domestic offices. 



The almost cubical form of this design, 

 renders it much less costly in construction 

 than a more irregular villa of the same ca- 



pacity. Having the kitchen, etc., below, it 

 is peculiarly adapted to a site where the 

 grounds are so arranged that every side of 

 the dwelling is exposed to view. 



The estimated cost of this design, exe- 

 cuted in a substantial manner in brick and 

 stucco, is $8,000. 



REVIEWS. 



I. Thk Genera of the Plants of the United 

 States. By Asa Gray, M. D. Illustrated by 

 figures and analyses from nature. By Isaac 

 Sprague. Vol. 1, 8vo. 100 plates. 



We ought to have noticed this most admi- 

 rable work at an earlier date ; for it is de- 

 serving of the highest praise we can bestow 

 upon it. 



It is a truly scientific volume, and one 

 that is welcomed by the botanical student 

 everywhere. It has been most favorably 

 received abroad ; and Prof. Lindley says, 

 in a notice published lately, "its importance 

 in a systematic point of view can hardly be 

 overrated. Dr. Gray js the first of Ameri- 

 can systematic botanists." 



The volume is most excellently and faith- 

 fully illustrated ; and no European work, 

 yet published, excels it in the perfection 

 and accuracy of the drawings, which are 

 made by Mr. Spkague. 



The purpose of this work, is to place be- 

 fore the student a clear and concise view 

 of the characters of all the genera of North 

 American plants. Along with the descrip- 

 tion, is given the figure of a species of every 

 genus, showing, in detail, the foliage, fruc- 

 tification, and inflorescence. Every stu- 

 dent of botany cannot command that per- 

 sonal instruction from able masters which 

 will enable him to understand all the mi- 

 nutiae of arrangement and organization, 

 upon which botanical classification and ar- 



rangement depend. Such persons will find 

 that clear and perspicuous illustrations like 

 these, are of far more value to him in at- 

 taining his object than anything but the di- 

 rect services of the very best instructors. 



The volume now published is only the 

 commencement of the work. The whole 

 will be completed in several volumes, and 

 will form the most valuable work, in the 

 department of science to which it belongs, 

 yet published in America. We cordially 

 commend it to the attention of every bota- 

 nist and every student of botany. They 

 can add no more valuable volume to their 

 scientific library. 



II. Proceedings of the National Convention of 

 Fruit-growers , held in the city of New-York, 

 October 10, 1848. Pamphlet, 8vo. 52 pages. 



This long delayed report of the conven- 

 tion, held at New- York last autumn, is at 

 last published. The delay was, we be- 

 lieve, owing to its having been under the 

 disadvantage of an absence of the secreta- 

 ries (under whose supervision it has been 

 published,) from New-York, where it was 

 printed ; so that it has been carried through 

 the press at a very slow pace. 



As almost every reader of this journal 

 will probably be in possession of the report 

 before this number reaches them, we need 

 not enter into any extended examination of 

 its contents. So far as regards the bust- 



