By JothekC: G.cbLOYD: 
THE PLAN OF THE WORK.—A quarterly peas which will ti the 
aang shgdedgicsn of North America, and the plants which yield them. It is 7x 10% 
in 1 the best grade of book paper, the finest of pr a mS and each a umber 
wil chai at's - less than thirty- — pages. Every known medical plant of North America 
will be considered in the sequence in which it stands in the Natural system of Classification, 
as ada rs ted by the latest authority, 
LLUSTRATIONS.—Careful drawings are made of each plant when in flower, by a 
special artist under the direction of the authors. Full-size pictures will be given of each plant 
which is specially valuable. In addition, in work will be pr ofusely aTinatitcs in the text, 
showing the dissection of flowers, fruit, s of leaves, and all matters of botanical acre. 
ome wort a . the plant which is used in | saad, with the different verenies as found i 
ommer —— if any, and all other matters of commercial, chemical or 
phatinasiaeas inter 
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pee —The felengt setigem and botanical history of the plants are complete, 
g the ous views in which each plant has been held from the first description of it. 
table vill be ‘adde d, ictal ng all the names and references under which the plant has been de- 
orks. G i i i 
cial att n h 
in all sections of the pied ach i oe Pant will be accompanied with a map, show- 
ing the precise range, where it is in abundance, where rare, ow Plants that could be con- 
founded with the one eoden consideration will be: described, and their distintive peepee ig s 
shown. The rdaatbie Narr r. C. G. Lloyd has collected in connection wit study of 
botany, consisti 12,000 ape — this country and Europe, will be re valisable 
aid in the aainieictak Pata of the 
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the Stir of the use of can remedy. They oe be more c atietan ete than ie before 
presented. eeneg are collected and aoa in oie a manner as to show at a naire 
ba et and past of each drug. As the writers xtensive nike in cru bey me 
and hay eiendly Pildtion with all the printed balleceors and dealers of the tinea 
thee facilities t to obtain the commercial history are unexcelled. 
CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY.— These two branches will receive exhaustive 
treatment, especially i Piccard to the constituents of plants. The pharmaceutical portion will 
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be largely the pails of J. U. Lloyd’s practice in the  eagagge toh for years he has given 
fected atten to th products of the vegetable kingdo e foremost and talented chem- 
ists and pharmacists of the try are uniting with Bs and Pata NE ts will be perfected 
by persons pane hialisid 6 render them complete 
THERAPEUTICS.—It is Pai that the therapentic properties of the plants shall 
be written by re adiog Ameri an authorities, and will be presented without discrimination 
cine.” Th é ’ 
t or against any school of eat i e work is tend to be a scientific treatise, an 
will nize individu an fase nsaii » differences of opinion, or pr 
nection it is only necessary to state that h men a tho: Roberts Bartholow, Prof. John 
King, Prof. J. M.S Dr. Eric Sattler, Dr. Lawren Joh minent 
authorities have engaged to contribute on the immed Hiately seceating subjects, and that ar- 
rangements will be made for the other numbers, e Homeeopathic use of the drugs will be 
written by Prof. E. M. Hale, thus presenting the Views of this prominent author 
MICROSCOPY.—Original mic roscopic investigations and descriptions will be made cf 
a bss Sele drug td Mrs. Louisa Reed Stow ell editor Bh axe ‘Mier croscope, Ann ie 
ic ings of magnified portions of the plants will be and engraved, a that 
these will = of of ‘unusual Talite and beauty may be perceived by eleven to the one tovesooked 
in our first 
is: NEW. PLANTS.—One of the most:im haps 
; portant features of the work will be ths in 
gation of the therapeutics and chemical erties of such native plants as will be likely 
Prove valuable additions to our materia medica. Through — extensive oo se all 
nee Ei correspondence of the writers, they enabled to s % 
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RESUME —In — the bAcder i oe | 
> . s intended to be a complete nd to co 
break ee rsinbe regarding American drugs, Each fetes wil Be continued without # 
che ry ee succeeding one, tye wae a volume is completed, it will be ork that is unr 
qua hen a book of ¢ venient size is uced, we shall jatar, a , aeuiled ed index 
rod 
which will complete that voles, Favorable deck 5 will be made for binding. 
