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Maund, B. : The Botanic Garden, &c. London. Small 4to. Monthly 

 Numbers. Is. 6d. and 1*. No. 24., for December, contains Figures of 

 Spigelia marilandica, Digitalis lutea, Centaurea suaveolens, Primula 

 farinosa. 



Fleming, H., late Editor and Proprietor of " Fleming's British Farmer's 

 Chronicle," a weekly Newspaper : The British Farmer's Magazine ; a 

 periodical Work, exclusively devoted to agriculture and rural affairs. 

 London. 8vo. No. 1., for November, 45. To be continued quarterly. 

 The Farmer's Magazine, published in Edinburgh, from 1800 to February 

 last, when it was discontinued, owing to the misfortunes of its publisher, 

 we have no hesitation in asserting, has contributed more to the advance- 

 ment of the Agriculture of Scotland, than all the other means put together 

 of disseminating agricultural knowledge in that country. We consider it an 

 honour and advantage to reckon its late editors among the number of our 

 friends ; they are men of great strength of mind, sound political economists, 

 and were, when in business, excellent farmers. 



To them, and especially to the first editor, the farmers of Scotland are 

 much indebted ; and the publication has even produced extensive benefit 

 in England and America, We regret the discontinuance of this Magazine 

 in the land which gave it birth, for various reasons ; but are glad to see a 

 similar one undertaken in this country, by an editor, whose successful 

 establishment of an agricultural newspaper, may be considered as a proof 

 that he will use every exertion to render his present work worthy of 

 patronage. We have reason also to believe that he will be supported by 

 our excellent correspondent Verus {Gard. Mag. vol. i. p. 259.), who, as 

 we have elsewhere mentioned, was one of the founders, and for many 

 years afterwards the editor, of the original Farmer's Magazine. 



We know, from our own experience, that it is impossible to get up a 

 periodical work so as to please every body. We have no doubt Mr. Flem- 

 ing's will be satisfactory to the greater number of his agricultural readers, 

 and no doubt it is for these he writes ; but we must confess we should have 

 liked to have seen him embracing a more extended view of the subject of the 

 corn laws ; and showing, that whatever may be the intermediate misery, 

 cheap corn will ultimately be found best both for farmers and landlords. 

 By cheap corn, we mean corn at a natural price ; and to something like 

 this, whether good or bad for the farmers and landlords, that is, to some- 

 thing like a free trade, Mr. Fleming must know that it will certainly come 

 at last. Would it not therefore be a more useful attempt, and probably 

 also, more productive of readers to the Magazine, to prepare farmers and 

 proprietors for this change. Perhaps Mr. F. will discuss this view of the 

 subject in his next Number. 



Dean, Wm. Printer and Publisher, Manchester : An Account of the different 

 Gooseberry Shows held in Lancashire, Cheshire, and other Parts of the 

 Kingdom, for the year 1826. To which is added, a Statement, exhibit- 

 ing, at One View, the Number of Prizes won by each Sort of Berry, at 

 the several Meetings. Manchester. 12mo. 2s. 

 Winstanley, John, Bookbinder, and Joseph Clegg, Innkeeper, Manchester : 

 An Account of the different Flower Shows, held in Lancashire, Cheshire, 

 Yorkshire, and other Parts of the Kingdom, in the Year 1826, of Auri- 

 culas, Tulips, Ranunculuses, Star-pinks, and Carnations. To which is 

 added, a Statement, exhibiting at One View the Number of Prizes won 

 by each Sort of Flower, at the several Meetings. Ashton-under-lyne. 

 12mo. 3*. 6d. 



This little book, and the preceding, are of no small interest to an immense 

 number of persons, being the " Transactions" of upwards of two hundred 

 country horticultural societies. The Flower-book contains their meetings, 



