394 Miscellanies. 



lantic. He offers to purchase or exchange specimens of fossil plants 

 and trees, and give their true names. Specimens must be accompa- 

 nied with their geological station. Apply to him at Philadelphia. 



31. History of the Americas. — In March, 1836, will be publish- 

 ed the first volume of the History of the Earth and Mankind in 

 North and South America, or Annals of the ancient and modern 

 nations of both Americas; by Prof. RAriNEsquE, of Philadelphia. 

 He has been engaged in this work since 1818, and has announced it 

 since 1825. This first volume will contain the original traditions 

 of the Linapis, translated from the glyphic manuscripts mentioned 

 by Loskiel, from the creation until the year 1600; also, the tradi- 

 tions of the Haytians omitted by Irving. Each volume will sell for 

 one dollar. 



32. The Prodromus herbarium Rafnesquianum, published in 

 1833, has been continued, and contains the Autilcen Botanikon In- 

 dex, the Florida Texensis, Florula Oregonensis, Nova Sylva Ame- 

 ricana, Florula Alleghaniensis, &fc. Florula Apalachiensis, Mono- 

 graphs of Dodecatheon, Kuheria, Helichna, ^c. New Orchidea, ^c. 



33. The AuTiKEN Botanikon of Prof. Rafinesque, is the origi- 

 nal type of his botanical discoveries in North America. The plates 

 are replaced by original specimens of two thousand six hundred 

 plants, whereof five hundred are new, or described by him. This 

 work consists of a single copy, to be disposed of only for a public 

 institution. 



34. Diamonds in North America. — The " Transactions of the 

 Geological Society of Pennsylvania, 2d part," contains a notice of 

 a diamond, weighing one carat and a half, recently found in the 

 washings of a stream in North Carolina; a more particular account 

 of it, is soon to be given. 



35. Obituary. — It has often been our painful duty to record the 

 departure of eminent friends to our labors — friends in our personal 

 relations, and friends to the cause of science and of mankind. Such 

 were the two distinguished men, for a short notice of whom we are 

 indebted to the recent daily journals. Our limits of time and space 

 do not permit us to obtain a more extended and appropriate notice, 

 which we would fain look for from their friends. 



