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AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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species agree, the student sees at a glance 

 wherein they differ. Or if we take from the 

 same genus 



' cordata. Leaves cordate, many nerved, entire. 

 "• j crcnata. Loaves cordate, many nerved, <oo(A letted. 



the difference between these two species is 

 equally plain. Again, if we take 



r lanceolata. Leaves lanceolate, many nerved, entire. 

 ■**■ ^ eerdata. Loaves cordate, many nerved, eniire, 



the two species are at once distinguished by 

 their cordate, and lanceolate, leaves. 



It may be observed that the specific char- 

 acters before us, are rendered much clearer 

 by the beautiful simplicity of using the same 

 terms to erpress the same things. Had ihe 

 language been varied, according to the prac- 

 tice of rhetoricians, the student would scarce- 

 ly be certain that different words, so near 

 together, could mean the same thing, and 

 his ideas would be vague and indistinct. — 

 Of this bad taste, I select two samples from 

 Eaton's Manual : 



Bignonia\ 



[ crungera. Leave! conjugate, cirrosc [ri(s" 

 [ capreolata Leaves conjugate, bearing tend- 

 r7 < virginieus — Spikelcts, in pairs- 



b(ymg*£ v iii olua .Spike\elB,gcmminate, 



A specific character may also be rendered 

 less perspicuous and less convenient by a 

 confused arrangement of its parts. In the 

 same book, the specific character of Eriger- 

 on integrifolium begins thus : " Stem sim- 

 ple," U.c. but in E- compositum the stem is 

 placed in the rear of seventeen words, and 

 is the last thing mentioned. This want of 

 order in the specific characters, occurs in 

 many pages of that valuable work; but I 

 observe with pleasure that exceptionable va- 

 riations in the language are not numerous. 



Q. 



* An eminent botanist with more propriety be- 

 gins those specific characters thus : 

 „■ . C crucigera. Leaves conjugate cirrhose. 



tfig&oma^ Ga p reo i a ta. Loaves conjugate, cirrhose. 



Singular Effects of Fear. 



The following facta are related by Mr. 

 Young, in the Edinburgh Geographical 

 Journal : 



A blackbird had been surprised in a cage 

 by a cat. When it was relieved, it was 

 found lying on its back. Its feathers fell 

 off and were renewed, but the new ones 

 were perfectly white. — A grey linnet hap- 

 pened to raise its feathers at a man who 

 was drunk : he instantly tore the creature 

 from its cage, and plucked off all its feath- 

 ers. The poor animal survived the acci- 

 dent, (the outrage we would rather say) 

 and had its feathers replaced, but they 

 were also white. 



To these we would add the case of a 

 gentleman who was in the Lunatic Asylum 

 at Glasgow, a few years ago, who had his 

 intellect impaired, and his hair turned sud- 

 denly grey, by a paroxism of fear. 



A Blacksmith's Study. — What would 

 the reader say to an invitation to visit the 

 study of a journeyman blacksmith ? La- 

 dies and gentlemen walk in ; don't be 

 frightened ; blacksmiths were in fashion 

 before dancing masters, and steel was us- 

 ed for many purposes of utility previous 

 to the invention of corsets. In one of 

 our editorial peregrination we took some 

 pains to call on a subscriber and corres- 

 pondent, whose zeal in the cause had pro- 

 cured us a number of subscribers, and 



whose pithy productions in our columns 

 had drawn the attention of the conductors 

 of some of the first literary periodicals. 

 On arriving at the village inn, we inquired 

 for A. B. and was directed to a black- 

 smith's shop, where we found our friend 

 busily engaged at his usual occupation. — 

 Without useless apologies or ceremonies, 

 he politely introduced us to Iris residence 

 and to his study. It was a comfortable 

 and snug upper chamber, neatly plastered, 

 and provided with a fire stove, a bed, a 

 writing desk, a book case and shelves, 

 with other corresponding conveniences. 

 His library consisted of upwards of a hun- 

 dred well selected volumes, comprising 

 some standard works on history, civil gov- 

 ernment, science, law, theology, and gen- 

 eral literature. It must have been in such 

 retirements that the Benjamin Franklins 

 and Roger Shermans of a former age con- 

 ceived and planned the movements which 

 resulted in the establishment of our free 

 institutions. — Cadiz Gazette. 



NEWS OF THE WEEK, 



National Lyceum— A convention, for the 

 purpose of organising a National Lyceum, as- 

 sembled in New York on the 4ih inst. There 

 were about thirty delegates present. Alex- 

 ander Proudflt, D. D. was elected President, 

 nnd John Neal, and A. J. Yates, Secretaries. — 

 The object of this institution is " to constitute 

 a sort of lilernry congress, where tho great in- 

 terests of literature and science, from the al- 

 phabet up to the highest branches of science, 

 may bo represented in the natural progress of 

 things hereafter. " At the last dates the con- 

 vention wero discussing the provisions ot a 

 convention, reported bv a committee for the 

 government of the society. 



THE CABINET. 



The following person are announced as com- 

 posing the new Cabinet : 



Mr. Livingston, Sec'y of State. 

 " Woodbnry, Navy. 



" McLane, Treasury. 



" White, " War. 



Tbe two, first-named, have accepted their 

 appointments, and there is no doubt of the ac- 

 ceptance of the two last named gentlemen. 



There does not appear to have been any 

 change made in the Attorney General. 



The son of Gov. Desha,of Kentucky, who 

 murdered Baker about eight years ago, and 

 who escaped the gallows through the insuffi- 

 ciency of the evidence and the technicalities 

 of the law, lately died at Texas ; confessing 

 as he was about to depart, that he did kill 

 Baker, and was guilty of other atrocities a- 

 bout ' equal thereto.' 



Henry Seymour, Esq. has resigned the 

 office of Canal Commissioner of this state. 

 Mr. Seymour was appointed in 1819, to fill 

 the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jo- 

 seph Ellicott. 



The Governor, by virtue of the power 

 vested in him by the revised statutes, has ap- 

 pointed Jonas Kakll, jun. Esq.late a mem- 

 ber of congress from Onondaga county, Ca- 

 nal Commissioner, in the place of Henry 

 Seymour. 



THE NEW-YORK MARKET. 

 The N. Y. Daily Advertiser of Saturday, re- 

 marks : — We are without any later intelli- 

 gence from Europe. The market, generally, 

 has undergone but little alteration. The sup- 

 plies of Flour are greater than were ever be- 

 fore known : at least fifty thousand barrels 



have already been received by the canal, du- 

 ring the last two or three weeks. The mar- 

 ket, all things considered, has boen very firm 

 for flour, and prices have left off nearly the 

 same as our Inst. The shipping interest hos 

 unproved at least 25 per cent within a few 

 months. Freights continue good ; and ship 

 building is more active than for many years. — 

 Ten or fifteen ships are now on the stocks, and 

 preparing to be set up ; every yard has as much 

 as it can do; and carpenters are getting two 

 dollars a day wages. The money market con- 

 tinues abundant. 



THE CROPS. 



The Fredericktown Herald states that it 

 hears from all parts of the country the most 

 cheerful hopes expressed of a rich harvest. 

 The wheat crop, especially, promises to be 

 abundant — the fly having as yet done very 

 little damage. 



Fredericktown, (Md.) April 30. 

 The Crops. — We are gratified to state 

 that, from all quarters of the country we 

 hear the most cheering hopes expressed of 

 a rich harvest. The wheat crop especial- 

 ly, is so far very fine, and "the fly" has 

 done but little damage — the other kinds of 

 small grain also promise well ; and should 

 it please the great "disposer of events" to 

 afflict the European nations with war, our 

 farmers will have a large quantity of grain 

 for the new market which will [be thereby 

 created. But the best and surest depen- 

 dance of the farmer is on the 'homemarket;' 

 and it is only in the security and extent of 

 which that he can hope to receive a just 

 compensation for his labors on the soil. 

 The low price of produce is solely attribut- 

 able to the want of comsumers ; and with 

 the present policy of all foreign nations, 

 they cannot be increased, unless among 

 ourselves by the diversion of a portion of 

 hose who raised bread to those who will 

 eat it. 



Lieut. McMurdo, of the British Horse 

 Artillery, was killed in a Tiger Hunt, at 

 Jaulnah, near Madras, East Indies, on the 

 11th September last. The animal sprang 

 upon his victim from a cover of bushes, 

 broke his leg, and tore his arms and should- 

 ers terribly. Two other officers were with 

 McM. who immediately despatched the tiger, 

 but the poor man died before medical aid 

 could be procured. 



Fires. — The store of Smith and Moore, 

 Andes, Del. co. was burnt on Sunday mor- 

 ning last. Loss $1500 — insured. 



On the 23th ult. two children were burnt 

 to death, at Norway, in the house of a Mr. 

 Davis. The fire originated in the absurd 

 practice of drying flax about the fire in the 

 house. 



