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pays Prof. Decanclolle, of Geneva, is the diversity of 

 diseases which prevail in your island, compared with 

 europoun countries. Leprosy has disappeared from 

 amongst us for more than tAvo centuries, and the 

 " carreau " (tamhave) is rare." 



"We read in the Pharmaceutical Journal of London r 



" We certainly hail with pleasure the appearance of 

 Mr Pjouton's contribution to our knowledge of the use- 

 ful plants of Mauritius, and wish that in other english 

 colonies similar means were taken of extending our 

 acquaintance with their natural productions. 



" The work admits of improvement in printing ; the 

 arrangement of the remarks, often in little paragraphs, 

 being singularly confused and objectionable. "We would 

 also suggest the desirableness of briefly describing in a 

 future edition the physical characters of some of the 

 substances noticed. 



" With all its defects, however, we are glad of Mr. 

 Bouton's little work. It has evidently beeYi written 

 Avithout access to some useful works on Materia Medi- 

 ca, Avhich Avould have -ifforded the author much assist- 

 ance. We hope it will reach another etlition, which 

 we feel assured would be a great improvement upon 

 the first." 



At all events, we may readily perceive that that niim- 

 ber of the Transactions of the Society has been received 

 with favor in Europe, and the evidence of the remark- 

 able men we have just named, ought justly to flatter 

 the Society and encourage it to undertake noAv labours. 



The suggestion made in the name of His Excellency 

 through your President, at the last meeting, that a lo- 

 cal Museum should be created, where might be collect- 

 ed the production of Mauritius and its de))cndencieg, 

 and tin; neighbouring islands, including Madagascar, 

 has met with the full .■sympathy of the Society ; and the 

 Curator will no doubt before long, as soon as he re- 

 cciv<;s more ample instructions, carry out His Excel- 

 lency's view.**. 



l\i\T<'. an opportunity affords for those who should 

 wi>h 1(1 aid in carrying out this design, to prosecute a 

 careful study of the productions of Mauritius, at the 



