Miscellaneous Intelligence. 295 
ree Ibid, vol. iv, 1841. 
On a new species of Rafflesia from Manilla. 
On the occurrence of the Phosphate of Uranium in the Tourmaline 
locality at Chesterfield. 
Mineralogical Notices—Ibid, vol. v, 1845. 
On the occurrence of Uranium in the Beryl limits of Ackworth, N. H. 
On Melo-cactus viridescens. 
On the fossil vegetation of America. 
ceology. A large geological chart of the United States closes the 
volume. : 
10. The Microscope in its special application to Vegetable Anatomy 
and Physiology ; by Dr. Hermann Scuacut. Translated by Frep- 
ERICK Currey, Esq., M.A. 132 pp. 12mo, with numerous illustrations, 
Plants, in the course of which there are occasional wood-cuts. Two 
closing chapters treat of the drawing of objects in Natural Philosophy, 
*specially microscopical objects, and on the preservation of objects for 
microscope. The volume isa good companion for the microscope 
and opens to the student or amateur, subjects and methods of investiga- 
Hon that cannot fail of giving both profit and delight. 
Explanations and Sailing Directions, to accompany the Wind 
and Current Charts; by M. F. Maury, LL.D., Lieut. U.S. N., Su- 
Perintendent of the National Observatory. 6th edition, enlarged and 
Improved. 772 pp. 4to, with 16 plates. Philadelphia, 1854. E.C. & 
We have but time to mention its contents. he sixth edition, owing to 
the demand for the work, has followed rapidly on those preceding. The 
Volume has a miscellaneous character; but bears in all its topics on 
the great subjects of physical geography and navigation, The topics 
discussed are the following. The Wind and Current Charts, including 
8€neral observations on the atmosphere and sea. Universal System of 
Meteorological Observations, and Report of the Maritime Conference 
at Brussels, Explanatory Notes for keeping Abstract Log. Influence 
