Domestic Notices. 



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might appear to be prominent, an ingenious synopsis is so 

 contrived, as "not only to exhibit the Linnoean arrangement, 

 but also to serve as an artificial key to the genera, which, at 

 the outset, the student will occasionally need." (Introduc- 

 tion, p. vi., note.) 



We have been much gratified to note the accentuation of all 

 the generic and specitic names, — a system never adopted in 

 any other publication in this country, except this magazine; 

 and it will be a great aid to the correct pronunciation of bo- 

 tanical names. 



All common and popular names are excluded from the 

 index, and the list of synonymes is also omitted ; the last, in 

 order to condense as much as possible. To those who are 

 troubled with short memories, or who are more familiar with 

 the trivial nomenclature, the first-mentioned omission will be 

 the most sensibly perceived ; but, with these secondary and 

 scarcely important considerations, we recommend Dr. Gray's 

 Manual of the Botany of the Norther7i United States to all 

 who are anxious to possess the knowledge of our own flora 

 according to the last and best system of nomenclature, and to 

 add to such information much other valuable instruction 

 towards their pleasure and profit. — /. L. R. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. Domestic Notices. 



New York State Agricultural Society. — This Society will hold its annual 

 fair at Buffalo, on the fifth, sixth, and seventh days of September next. 



The following is the list of premiums for flowers and fruit, open to all 

 exhibitors : — 



FLOWERS. 



Professional List. 

 Greatest variety and quantity of flowers, 

 Dahlias. — Greatest variety, 



Best 24 dissimilar blooms, 

 Roses. — Greatest variety, . 



Best 24 dissimilar blooms, 

 Phloxes. — Best 10 varieties. 



Best seedling. 



