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THE PLAN OF THE wo —A empl publication, wae will describe the 
= productions of North A Ameria and the plants which yield them. It is 7x 10% 
hes in size, on the best grade of book paper, the finest of press-work, and hart number 
will consist of not less than thirty-two pages. Every known medical plant of N 
rth Am 
will be ge gee the sequence in which it stands in the Natural system of Classification, 
as adapted by the feeb authority. 
NS.—Careful drawings are made of each plant when in flower, by a 
special artist under i direction of the authors. Full-size pictures wiil be given of each plant 
hare . wip i aluable. In addition, the work will be profusely apes in the 
tex 
showing the dissection of flowers, fruit, shape of leaves, a a matters of botanical ead pk 
the part of the plant which is used in igo gown with the different yuirietibs as fou 
; also arg if any, and all othe r pn of commercial, chemical of 
ce; 
Dkaimaattical intere 
BOTANY.—The botanical “pend pagm and botanical history of the plants are pee 
tracin ng the various views in which each plant has been held fro m the first description of it 
ch ie 
ing the precise range, where it is in abundance, where rare, etc. Plants that could be con- 
founded with the one under consideration will be described, and their distinctive tse 
shown.’ The or pa allots Mr, GG. Ilo oyd has collected j in connection with the study of 
botany, consisting o r 12,000 se eh from this country and Europe, will be of aluebla 
aid in the botanical rar of t 
MEDICAL AND COM ene ot, —Are given in detail, iad from 
the commencement of the use or ott remedy. They will be more complete than ever before 
presented. © Statistics are collected and Sa ik th su abe a ma te as to show at a glance 
the present and past of each drug. As the writers ealers in crude hg erican 
drugs, and have friendly relation with all ee prin cipal pact eae bite dealeus of the country, 
their facilities to obtain the € commercial history are unexcelled. 
Cc ND PHARMACY. These two branches will receive exhaustive 
apehone A especially in regard to the constituents of plants. The pharmaceutical portion will 
argely the pen < of J. U. Lloyd’s practice in the laboratory, where for years he has given 
The forem ow 
s of the country are uniting with ag and special subjects will be perfect 
by persons sel quialibed is render them comple 
THERAPEUTICS, It is intended that the thera vgs ropertiés of the plants shall 
be written vy the leading American authorities, and w Tie * wate without diveriination 
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tangements will be made for the other numbers. The Homceopathic use of the 
written by Prof. E. M. Hale, thus presenting the views ts this TAAL LA ut 
a CROSCOPY oe microscopic invest igations and — tin aa made of 
—— ae drug by Mrs. Louisa Reed — aditor of ~~ roscope, A t 
tse van twings of magnified portions of the ‘iene tell dew engraved, andthe 
apabynaet be of of unusual va value and Bouts may be seach by ane ae to the 
NEW P TS.—One of the most the investi- 
t k will be the 
gation of ang therapeutics and che mical ‘meres pois 8 of tive pina ~ will be likely to 
mace mien additions to our materia Through the extensive botan aca 
mae as res espondence of the writers, ‘Oey ae enabled to secure authentic specimens of 
contain 
all Pt c sumtin bah the ile is pptondedl to be a complete encyclopedia, oe ¢ iahout a 
regarding Americ Each number will be continu 
ndruthg seg pyr J pergdee and hit woolen bb is co: mpleted, it will be a woskis ae? aad 
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which will complete that bla ce, fiz * > roduced, we shall furnish 4 
Favorable arranietaents will be made for binding- 
one pr resented ; 
