103 Boston Journal of Jfatural History. 



These addresses are full of interest, and we only regret 

 that we have not the space to give more copious extracts. 

 Mr. Colman has rendered essential service to the Common- 

 wealth, and he deserves praise for his unceasing efforts to ele- 

 vate the character and standing of the farming community. 



Art. T1. The Boston Journal of JS'^atural History., con- 

 taining papers and communications read before the Boston 

 Society of J^atural History. Vol. J II., No. 3. 8vo. 

 Boston, IS40. 



We have already mentioned the appearance of this number, 

 but we have not found the opportunity to give it our especial 

 notice. Its contents are not so interesting to our readers as 

 those of some of the preceding numbers: it contains one ar- 

 ticle, however, which will be read with pleasure by every 

 botanist. We allude to the communication of Mr. Tucker- 

 man, entitled "A further Enumeration of some New England 

 Lichens," being a continuation of the excellent paper which ap- 

 peared in Vol. 11., No. 2, and reviewed in our V., p. 299. Up- 

 wards of seventy-five species are enumerated. Mr. Tucker- 

 man has contributed greatly to the Cryptogamic flora of this 

 country, and his papers have probably done as much towards 

 the elucidation of the study of the New England species of 

 this curious tribe of vegetation, as those of any previous 

 writer. 



The journal is filled with excellent papers upon subjects 

 connected with natural history, and we only regret that we 

 cannot find more among them from which we might glean in- 

 formation which would be interesting to our readers. Very 

 few botanical papers have been published, tliose of Mr. Tuck- 

 erman's being by far the most extensive. 



The society is extending in usefulness, and we trust that 

 it will meet with every success in the accomplishment of 

 its objects. 



