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bridges, ornamental structures, and structures for play, such as roundabouts, 

 swings, &c. 



The voUime of plates is very neatly executed, and there is scarcely a gar- 

 dening work of any note which has not been made to contribute to its en- 

 richment. The plate which we like best is the view of the gardens of Levens 

 Hall, Westmoreland, which forms the frontispiece to the volume of text. 



Art. II. Traite des Vegetaux qui composent r Agriculture, Sfc. 

 Treatise on the Plants which are cultivated in Agriculture, Plant- 

 ing, and Gardening ; containing the most striking Characters, the 

 Points of Difference, and the Qualities and Uses of all Plants, more 

 particularly those little known or deserving of Culture ; followed 

 by Considerations respecting Nurseries and Plantations, and a 

 Monthly Journal of Work to be done in the Forest,, the Garden, 

 and the Farm. By C. Tollard aine, Seedsman and Nurseryman, 

 M.D., and Member of many Societies. Small Svo, pp. 913; 2d 

 edition. Paris, printed for the Author, and sold by him at his 

 Seed-shop, Rue de la Pelleterie, and by Colas, Bookseller, Rue 

 Dauphine. 1838. Price 6 francs. 



This may be considered as a similar work to the Bon Jardinier, but, inas- 

 much as it treats of a greater number of plants, it is in a botanical point of 

 view more comprehensive. On comparing letter A. of the Index of the one 

 with letter A. of the other, we find above fifty articles in the Traite which are 

 not in the Bon Jardinier, and three or four in the Bon Jardinier which are not 

 in the Traite. Nevertheless there is a greater quantity of matter in the Bon 

 Jardinier, and perhaps on the whole it maybe considered as less botanical, but 

 more practical, that is, treating more at length of culture. Both^appear to us 

 excellent works, and well deserving of patronage. The paper on which the 

 Traite is printed, and the type used, are both greatly superior to those of the 

 Bon Jardinier, which is surely worthy of being put on a par with the Tvaite 

 in these particulars. 



Art. III. Exposition de Fleurs et d'autres Produits de V Horticulture 

 et de I' Agricidture. Pamph. 8vo, pp. 43, 2 folding and 2 octavo 

 plates. Lyons, 1840. 



Among the collections of plants noted as remarkable are, that of MIVT. Charles 

 Martin, Burdin, & Co., which contained 177 species ; that of M. Nerard aine, 

 which contained 168 species; that of M. Adrien Seneclauze, which contained 

 194 species ; that of M. Guillot pere, 234 species ; that of M. Armand, 166 

 species ; and a number of others. Several grafting instruments, garden seats, 

 fountains, and some agricultural implements and plans of gardens, were exhi- 

 bited, engravings of some of which articles are given in the plates. On the 

 whole, the exhibition contained a great many plants, some of which, such as 

 Ddmmara, would have been considered rare, and almost all of them valuable, 

 in England. ' 



The first plate exhibits the potato onion (J'llium Cepa sterilis), propagated 

 by cutting the bulb across two or three lines above the plate, when a number 

 of offsets are developed from the centre; the second and third contain some 

 grafting instruments ; and the fourth, views of garden seats, fountains, con- 

 trivances iov jeux d'eaii, vases for plants, and a jardiniere, or box for plants, 

 all in iron or copper. We have sent the pamphlet to Mr. Austen of the New 

 Road, who manufactures fountains as well as statuary work, to afford him a 

 chance of acquiring new ideas from it. 



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