48 French^ German^ and North Atnerican Books. 



Glasgow. In Two Sheets, each 1 1 in. by 16 in. is. ; done up in a 12mo 



case, for the pocket, 2s. 6d. 



A very useful little compendium. We recommend gardeners to pur- 

 chase the two sheets for Is., paste them back to back, and hang them up in 

 such a position in their rooms as frequently to meet their eyes, and thus 

 insensibly impress their contents on the memory. We cannot recommend 

 the chart done up for the pocket to the gardener, because it would occupy 

 too much time unfolding and closing, and, because, if he were to carry it in 

 the pocket, for the purpose of reading in the open air, he would find it 

 much more inconvenient than a common 12mo work. 



France. 



Delpicrre, Leocade : Manuel d\i Fenn\er. Paris. 18mo, pp.272. 1 pi. 



3/r. 50 c. 



A well written compendium of the present state of knowledge in France 

 of what is there called the " grande culture," our agriculture. 



Annales de la Societe d" Horticulture de Paris, Sec. 8vo. Nos. 3 to 5 in- 

 clusive. 

 These will be reviewed in future Numbers. 



Vitry, Urbain : Le Propri^taire Architecte, contenant des Modeles de 

 Maisons de Ville et de Campagne, de Fermes, Orangeries, Portes, Puits, 

 Fontaines, &c., ainsi qu'un Traite d'' Architecture et de Construction, ren- 

 fermant leResume des nouvelles D^couvertes relatives aux Constructions. 

 Ouvrage utile aux Architectes, aux Ingenieurs, aux Entrepreneurs, et 

 principalement aux Personnes qui veulent diriger ellesmeme leurs 

 Ouvriers. Paris. 2 Parts, 8vo, 100 pis. 40 frs. 



Germany. 



Brpn-ii, H. G. : Ergebnisse meiner iiaturhistorlsch-cekonomischen Reisen, 

 &c. Results of my Travels, undertaken with a view to Natural History 

 and Rural Economy. Part I. Switzerland, Italy, and the South of 

 France. Heidelberg. 8vo, 652 pages. 



At Paria M. Bronn found the red mulberry cultivated in the Jardin de 

 Botanique Rurale, in preference to the white species, with a view to send- 

 ing the plants to Russia and America, where the leaves of the red mulberry 

 are said to be preferred for the silkworm. The territory round Rome, he 

 found almost entirely covered with thistles, which are mown three times 

 a year, and of some value as fuel. He was delighted with the agriculture 

 of Tuscany, and the system of irrigation in Piedmont. In Switzerland he 

 seems to have been more interested with the personal character of the in- 

 habitants, than with their agriculture. 



In the Foreign Review and Continental Miscellany, No. I., for January 

 last, p. 199., is a very interesting analysis of a similar work, byKasthofer, a 

 Swiss writer. The English reader will also find much instructive and agree- 

 able reading on Switzerland and the south of France, in BakeweWs Tra- 

 vels in Savoy, &c. Nothing surprises us more than the little attention that 

 is paid to Switzerland by British tourists. Though an old-fashioned idea, 

 it is not the less true, that, as regards the state of society, scenery, and rural 

 affairs, Switzerland is the most interesting country in Europe. 



North America. 



Original Communications made to the Agricultural Society of South Caro- 

 lina. Charleston. 8vo, pp.316. 



