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Each part will contain five beautifully coloured figures of 

 some of the most interesting species, after drawings by Miss 

 Drake, and other eminent artists ; and the subjects selected for 

 representation will be either entirely new to science, or Such as 

 have not previously flowered in the collections of Great Britain. 

 The figures will be accompanied by scientific descriptions (both 

 Latin and English), and a popular account of the habits of the 

 species in a wild state, as well as directions for their treatment 

 in a state of cultivation. Vignettes, illustrative of the scenery 

 in which the plants are found, and of anecdotes connected with 

 them, will also be introduced. As the publication advances, a 

 " Treatise on the General Management of Tropical Orchidaceae " 

 will be given ; and with the concluding parts there will appear a 

 " Synopsis of the Orchidaceous Flora of the Countries compre- 

 hended within the Plan of the Work." The first part is expected 

 to appear in May, and the remainder at intervals of five months 

 each. 



It may be well to state that the author's work will in no respect 

 interfere with the splendid Sertum Orchideum of his friend 

 Professor Lindley, an arrangement having been made between 

 that gentleman and himself, that the same species shall not be 

 figured in their respective publications. 



It is highly gratifying to see a man of property, like Mr. 

 Bateman, engaging in intellectual pursuits in his youth. The 

 splendid work which he has undertaken may occasion to him a 

 loss of a ^%v^ hundred pounds ; but not more than gentlemen of 

 his own rank and age are daily throwing away on the turf, or 

 at the gaming table. How different are the impressions left on 

 the mind in the one case and in the other ! Even supposing 

 Mr. Bateman, or any other private gentleman, to ruin himself^ 

 as it is called, by the publication of a splendid work, as several 

 botanists have done, and some even noble authors ; still, there 

 would be nothing in the slightest degree repugnant to the highest 

 tone of moral feeling, either in the reflections of the individual, 

 or in those of his friends, relative to his conduct; unless, indeed, 

 he had acted immorally towards others. He might consider the 

 monument he had raised to his memory as one which had, per- 

 haps, cost too much; but still as a splendid and honourable 

 monument, which, though it had injured himself, had done 

 good to mankind. 



Handhihliothelc fiir Gartner und. Liebhaher der Gdrtnerei ; or, a 

 Pocket Library for Gardeners and Amateurs of Gardening ; is 

 about to be published at Berlin, conducted by M. Lenne, Royal 

 Garden Director. The work will be in six parts: 1. Science, 

 by Dr. Dietrich and M. Legeler, court gardener ; 2. Culinary 

 Gardening, by M. Nietner ; 3. Arboriculture, including Or- 



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