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2. An Illustrated Catalogue of British Plants, arranged according to the Natural 

 Orders ; in ivliich the tivo Systems are combined hy reference to ' English Bota- 

 ny,^ the works of Sir. J. E. Smith, Hooker, Lindley, Macreight and DeCandoUe. 

 By C. E. SowERBY, A.L.S. London : Sowerby, 3, Mead Place, Lambeth ; 

 Longman cSc Co.; Simpkin & Co. Part 1, 12mo. November, 1841. 



We believe Great Britain to be the only country in the world which can boast of 

 having its botanical treasures fully and ably illustrated by three successive generations 

 of the same family. The merit of designing and engraving the plates of this little work 

 is due to a grandson of the late Mr. Sowerby ; and the style in which they are executed 

 is another proof that no inconsiderable portion of the talent displayed in the productions 

 of the first illustrator of ' English Botany,' is inherited by even the younger branches of 

 his family. Each part of the Catalogue will contain 8 plates, each plate comprising 

 6 coloured figures ; the letter-press gives the scientific and English names of the spe- 

 cies, their habitats, duration, and times of flowering ; together with references to the 

 two editions of ' English Botany,' and to the well-known works of the authors enu- 

 merated above. The 48 figures in the first part are very prettily executed. Instead 

 of giving a figure of the wIloIc plant on a small and uniform scale, the artist has ju- 

 diciously adopted the plan of drawing the upper portion of each species, with its flowers 

 and foliage, and, without going minutely into details, has added such other parts as 

 are absolutely necessary for specific distinction. The figures are drawn as nearly of 

 the natural size as the limits would allow, and are carefully and neatly coloured. 



We have great pleasure in recommending this Catalogue to the notice of all who, 

 at a moderate price, would possess a portable and useful series of illustrations of our 

 native plants. 



3. A Series of Botanical Labels for the Herbarium, adapted to the respective Floras 

 of Smith, Hooker, Lindley and Macreight. Edited by a Corresponding Mem- 

 ber of the Botanical Society of London. London : Longman & Co. ; W. 

 Pamplin,9, Queen St., Soho Square. Faversham : W. Ratclifi'e. 8vo. 1841. 



These labels will be found very useful by all engaged in the formation of a Brit- 

 ish herbarium. They may be had either in sheets, for the purpose of being cut out 

 and attached to the papers containing the species, or made up in a neat 8vo. volume, 

 which can be used as an index to the collection. The following extracts from the 

 preface will more fully explain the plan of the work. 



" The aim has been to condense into a small space as much information as possi- 

 ble; — each label therefore contains the Natural Order, the Linnean Class and Order, 

 the generic, specific, and common name of the plant for which it is intended, together 

 with the synonyms of the botanists just named, [Smith, Hooker, Lindley and Mac- 

 reight] : the principal habitat is also added (except in the case of the rarer plants, 

 where localities are given instead), and a sufficient blank space is left for the insertion 

 of the customary memoranda of time, place, and collector's name. 



" As each plant has one or more labels assigned to it whenever the writers above- 

 mentioned difi"er in their nomenclature, all will be able to select that of their favorite 

 text-book, while the synonyms attached will show the arrangement adopted by the other 

 three authorities, and thus, to the less advanced student, tend in some degree to in- 

 crease the facilities of botanical intercourse." 



