118 A Catalogue of Boohs 



Sect. XV. — Periodical Publications for general Information. 



156. The Literary Gazette, in weekly numbers, 8d. each ; or, per annum, 12. 14s. 8d. 



157. The Literary Chronicle, in weekly numbers, 6d. each; or, per annum, 1/. 6s. 



158. The Mechanic's Magazine, in iveekly numbers, at 3d. ; or, per annum, 18s. 



No garden library ought to be without this periodical, which contains a 

 body of useful, practical information on almost every subject. There is, no 

 doubt, much in it respecting steam-engines, and other machines of little 

 interest to the gardener ; but there are also Treatises on Grammar, 

 Arithmetic, Geometry, Perspective, and innumerable articles on domestic, 

 and general economy, applicable to every-day life. 



If a weekly newspaper is taken we should recommend the Atlas, the 

 Examiner, or the Scotsman, as combining literature with politics and news. 



Sect. XVI. — Professional Books. 



159. Tredgold's Principles of warming and ventilating Public Buildings and Dwelling-houses, Ma- 



nufactories, Hospitals, Hot houses, Conservatories, 8fc. 1 vol. 8vo. 3d edit. 15s. 



160. Partington's Builders' Complete Guide ; comprehending the theory and practice of the various 



branches of architecture, brick-making, bricklaying, masonry, carpentry, joinery, painting, 

 plumbing, and glazing. Svo. 18s. 



161. Observations on Modern Gardening. 1 vol. 8vo. 



162. Sweet's Botanical Cultivator. 1 vol. 8uo. 2d edit. 12s. 



163. Loudon's Encyclopedia of Plants, — of Gardening, — and of Agriculture. 



164. Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. 



We consider it unnecessary to complete this list, as any gardener may do 

 it himself from the catalogues in our Encyclopaedias and this Magazine. 



Sect. XVII. — Professional Periodicals. 



165. The Gardener's Magazine, six times a year, at 3s. 6d. 11. Is. 



166. The Botanical Register, or Botanical Magazine ; or 



167. Sweet's Flower Garden and Shrubbery, in monthly numbers. 



Wherever garden libraries are established, a small sum annually will be 

 required both for the library and professional periodicals, and now and then 

 for a new book. Where there is a complete library, the Botanical Register, 

 or some similar work, ought to be taken in, were it only for the sake of 

 teaching gardeners flower-drawing, and the correct application of botanical 

 terms to the parts of plants. In many cases the periodicals and other new 

 works might lie a week or a fortnight on the library table of the family, 

 and then be sent to the gardener. 



* From the above list, it appears, that an essential preliminary library will 

 cost, deducting 9/. which might be saved on the books in foreign languages, 

 about 30/ , and about 1/. 19*. annually afterwards for essential periodicals, 

 both general and professional. The desirable elementary books (those 

 marked*),and^?-o/<?sM'orca/books,(Sect.XVI.)might be purchased by degrees, 

 if the expense of purchasing the whole at once was considered too much. 



To enable gardeners to make use of the drawing-books, certain instru- 

 ments and colours will require to be purchased by each individual for him- 

 self. He will find what these are in the books themselves, and especially 

 in Nesbit and Smith, Nos. 88. and 95., and we shall add a few hints on the 

 subject in next number. 



As the best preservative for the books, we would recommend them to 

 be numbered in series as purchased, and that 

 this may be done effectually and permanently, 

 they should be ordered half-bound, which is 

 always cheaper than buying in boards, and then 

 sending them to a book-binder, and the number, 

 title, and name of the garden, printed on the 

 back, thus : 



Whenever a new volume is ordered the num- 

 ber to be printed on it should be sent to the 

 bookseller; and books consisting of several 

 volumes should have the number in series and 



No. 16. 

 MURRAY'S 



ENGLISH 

 GRAMMAR. 



Rochville Garden 

 Library. 



1826. 



