Bolder^ s Lichenes Britannici. 593 



Art. II. Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agriculture, Botany, 

 Rural Architecture, S^c, lately published, with some Account of those 

 considered the more interesting. 



BRITAIN. 



Main, James, A.L.S., Author of " Illustrations of Vegetable 

 Physiology," &c. : Popular Botany. 12mo, 22? pages, and 

 numerous woodcuts. London, 1835. 



This little work is very neatly executed, and fully answers its 

 title of " popular:" it is also, at the same time, scientific and 

 practical ; for we do not know any individual who to so much 

 science joins more varied and extensive experience than Mr. 

 Main. Popular Botany was originally written for the British 

 Cyclopcedia of Natural History ; and we believe it is generally 

 allowed to be one of the most valuable articles that has appeared 

 in that work. We need scarcely add that this book is one which 

 we can cordially recommend. 



Bohler, J. ; Lichenes Britannici ; or Specimens of the Lichens 

 of Britain. In Monthly Fasciculi, with Descriptions and occa- 

 sional Remarks. Sheffield, 1835. 



It is most difficult, we cannot doubt, to describe the cha- 

 racteristics of the species of plants of this kind, so as to enable 

 students to identify the species by the descriptions alone. The 

 present work must supply an efficient help to the attainment of 

 this object. 



The third fasciculus, published in August, is the only one which 

 has been sent to us ; and the species exemplified in it are, Lecidea 

 geographica, Parmelia omphalc)des, Gyrophora erosa, Borrera 

 tenella, Ramalina yraxinea and fastigiata, Cladonia furcata, and 

 Scyphophorus fimbriatus ; and each by a specimen, except the 

 first, which is exemplified by a coloured figure. The specimens 

 are well secured from injury by being stuck to the face of stiff' 

 portions of paper nearly twice the size of the book ; and the por- 

 tion that is extra to the size of the book is folded over the speci- 

 men. Brief descriptions, almost exclusively of the technically 

 botanical kind, of each species, are placed opposite to the speci- 

 men or figure of that species. The author is not, in the copy 

 sent us, remarkably liberal in the fineness of the specimen of 

 two species of which specimens are not rare, the Ramalina /raxi- 

 nea and Scyphophorus fimbriatus ; although true it is, that, to 

 the end of enabling one to become acquainted with any species, 

 a characteristic specimen of it is the thing wanted, without regard 

 to its size. — J. D. 



Sowerby^s s?nall Edition of Bnglisli Botany has reached No. 88. 

 The plates, as usual, are most admirably done. The partially 



