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to have been the precursor of the v various natural history societies which 
have since been established in Manchesier. 
It is ponemias a as it seems to us, that the uniform 
filled by references to other working men who have distinguished 
themselves as naturalists, such as John Bohler, of Sheffield, —_ death 
was sores in this Journal for 1872, - 384; an Peter ckenzie, 
who is still alive, of whose early life n interesting sketch i is given 
in ‘ Pe hat Edinburgh Journal” for ae 11, 1850. J. B. 
A Manual of Botany, including the Structure, Functions, Classifica- 
tion, Properties, and Uses of Plants. By Roserr — F.L.S. 
Phas d Edition. London: Churchills. 1873. (Pp. 8 
is but three years ago that we noticed at some ae 
added without increasing the bulk of the volume, and the whole text 
has undergone a thorough revision. As always, the strong ore of the 
book is the very comprehensive account of the properties and uses 0 
ts arranged under each natural order. This has been carefully 
indeed this portion of the book cannot be said to e: at a level with 
modern science, vedas of the recent important researches of German 
ait French physiologists being unnoticed. Several new woodcuts have 
been introduced ; it may be suggested that some others have done duty 
too long, and require renewal. H. T. 
The paagga of Botany ; a Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable ane 
dom. Edited by Joun Luyprey, M.D., &e. OMAS 
x F ve &e., assisted by Numerous Contributors. New and Re. 
d Edition, with Supplement. London: Longmans and Co- 
1874. (Pp. 1352.) 
- Tats - edition of one of the most generally useful —_ on 
to 
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eight years that have since elapsed a number of amet new pants 
e been discovered or described, and much additional information 
es with reference to those previously known, the whole 
