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marine objects, it was got up by a particular set, for a particular benefit, and 

 that benefit having been attained, the shareholders are left to make the most 

 of their bargain. Had we a hundred shares, we should throw them up rather 

 than advance another shilling. We have just heard of a Brazilian Agricul- 

 tural Association, the shares of which are said to be almost all taken. The 

 head manager is to have 2000/. a year, and the resident farmer 500/. a year, 

 with numerous other advantages ! ! 



Cree, John, of the Addlestone Nursery, Chertsey, Surrey : Hortus Addle- 

 stonensis ; or, a Descriptive Catalogue of Plants, &c, cultivated in the 

 Addlestone Nursery: containing the Botanic and English Names, with 

 numerous Synonyms ; the Natural Order, and Linnean Class and Order, 

 of each Genus ; proper Soil, Time of Flowering, Height, and Colour of 

 Flower of each Species, with References to Figures. To which is added, 

 a select List of Fruit Trees, with Descriptions ; and also a Catalogue of" 

 Garden Seeds, &c. London, 1829. pp. 172. 5s. 6d. 



Mr. Cree states his object to be " that of increasing the taste for horticul- 

 ture among ladies and gentlemen, by making them acquainted with the nature 

 and qualities of those plants and fruits which they may already possess, or 

 may in future wish to acquire ; " and he has certainly produced a very neat 

 and complete little work of its kind ; perhaps, taking it altogether, the most 

 complete which has yet been published by any British nurseryman. We do 

 not allude to the number of species and varieties, but to the descriptive 

 details referred to in the titlepage. The only objection that we have to it is 

 the price, which is one half too much for a tract of 172 pages ; even though 

 printed in columns, which is much more expensive than common printing. 



A Treatise on Practical Surveying, and Topographical Plan-draiving. 

 London. 8vo. 10s. Gd. 

 We regret that this work is got up in a style too expensive for the subject ; 

 otherwise, it is what is very much wanted for the self-instruction of young 

 gardeners. The figures in plates I, II, IV, and some of those in III, would 

 have been much better engraved on wood, and printed along with the text : 

 a world of trouble, in referring to them letter by letter, would have been 

 saved to the learner ; and, with a small type, the book might have been 

 afforded for 5s. We hope the Useful Knowledge Society will take up the 

 subjects of surveying and drawing in all then - branches, and produce some- 

 thing complete and cheap. No book is more wanted among young gardeners 

 than one by which they might teach themselves every department of draw- 

 ing, surveying, and measuring. 



Time's Telescope for 1830; or, a Complete Guide to the Almanac: containing 

 comparative Chronology, Contemporary Biography, and the Naturalist's 

 Diary. London. 12mo, cuts, pp.432. 9s. 



Fall, Thomas, Surveyor of Roads : The Surveyor's Guide ; or Every Man 

 his own Road-maker. Comprising the whole Art of making and repairing 

 Roads, Prices for Work, forming of Estimates, and Office of Surveyor. 

 Retford, 1829. 12mo. 5s. bds. 

 A useful little manual, only deficient in figures of the different tools 



employed. 



Anon, (attributed to Mr. Sang, Nurseryman, Kirkaldy, Editor of NichoFs 

 Planter'' s Calendar) : Strictures on Sir Henry Steuart's Planter's Guide. 

 By a Planter of some Experience. 



We are not sorry to see in this pamphlet, in which practical gardeners are 

 relieved from the aspersions thrown out against them by Sir Henry Steuart, 

 Sir Henry's own merits carefully estimated, and the Committee of the High- 

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