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UOTZCES. 



NEW EDITION OF CLEAVELAND'S MINERALOGY. 



Prof. Cleaveland. of Bowdoin College, is preparing a third 

 edition of his valuable work on Mineralogy and Geology. This 

 indicates a steady progress in the interesting science of which the 

 book treats. The miiieral riches of a country are of vast intipor- 

 tance to its prosperity. To be of the greatest use, however, tliey 

 must be thoroughly known ; this can be etfected but by a strict at- 

 tention to the science which describes them, and a proper consid- 

 eration of the particular items which serve to make up the whole. 

 Prof. C. is desirous of obtaining all the localities not described in 

 his last edition. A letter from him, says — 



" 1 wish to connect with the account of the Locality some brief 

 Geological notice, viz : whether the mineral occurs in veins, or in 

 beds, or is disseminated — the associated minerals — and the rock, 

 •which contains them. In most cases, the form, structure, and pre- 

 vailing color of the mineral may be mentioned. 



'' I also wish to obtain as accurate information, as possible, in 

 regard to all minerals explored for tiseful or ornamental purposes, 

 such as Nitre, Common Salt, Marble, Marl, Gypsum, Precious 

 Stone s, Steatite, Roof Slate, Clays, Pigments, Anthracite, Graphite, 

 Coal, Ores of the metals. Porphyry, i^c, and also certain articles 

 manufactured from minerals, such as Alum, Copperas, Chromate 

 of Lead, &cC. The quantity of the aforementioned substances an- 

 nually obtained or manufactured, the quality, including the per 

 cent, of metal yielded by ores, and the price are particularly re- 

 quested. 



" I am desirous, that the localities should be so described, that 

 they may be found without difticulty. In addition to the name of 

 the town, a few words, referring the locality to some point or ob- 

 ject, zucll knozon in that vicinity, will be sufficient." 



NEW WORK ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE, &c. 

 It gives us pleasure to understand, that a new work on Garden- 

 ing, Agriculture, &c., is nearly ready for the press, by T. G. Fes- 

 SENDEN, Esq., the able editor of the New-England Farmer. Mr. 

 Fessenden has abundance of materials for such a work, and he re- 

 ceives the assistance and advice of some of the most able Horti- 

 culturists of the age. It will, no doubt, be an interesting and valu- 

 able manual, not only to the practical gardener, but to all, who 

 have the least taste for those useful, delightful, and sinless employ- 

 ments. 



