182 EXTRACTS AND NOTICES. 
Latin is a desideratum. If we may form an opinion of the oe 
attaching to the early Natural History works, at the time when 
modern learning began, by the date of their appearance after the 
invention of printing, Serapion, who was published in 1473, is 
second only to Pliny in order. Besides Serapion, Razis, Avicenna, 
nintids Histeries Opus novum, 1 61, ig enkiks oticed. 
r Pre-Linnean Botany are eee Works (§ 13-15, 
p. “66) a great number of w are recent, published since 
isn, Figlcuelociees and Morpholobical Botany (§ 16-43, p. 67-109). 
Descriptive Botany (§ 44-55, p. 110-175); Paleobotany (§ 56-57, 
p- 175-191); Keonomic Botan ny (§ 58-66, p. 191-211). These 
divisions, with their several sections, are very clearly arranged, so 
beige : A h 
literature of any particular branch that he may want. For in- 
stance, Cryptogamic Botany has received much attention of late ; 
pra are § 49. Ferns; 50. Mosses; 51. Hepatic; 52. Characem; 
8. Alge, Desmids, and Diatoms; BA, Lichens; 55. Fungi. Again, 
Economic Botany is generally supposed to be. rather a neglected 
h of the science; but a reference to this division will disclose 
pres a number of works on the subject as to prove that it has re- 
ceived its full share of attention. We find the following sections : 
—58. General Works; 59. Food-plants; Grain, Forage, Food- 
plants of Insects; 60. Lu xuries; Sugar-yielding Plants; 61. Medi- 
cinal Plants; 62. Dendrology; 68. Textile Plants; 64. Perfumery ; 
* da Stuffs, &c., Tanning Materials, Gums, Starches ; 
With respect to the ae of the titles some difficulties 
are apparent. As the author vf pee out, ‘ —_ books treating of 
several departments of ‘Bot y might fitly have darts in several 
sections,’ and though this hes been pci Moe ded, in a few 
cases books are planed a oh more than one. In a ypicae this 
plan might probably have been extended with advantage. Again, 
the author says :—‘ As titles are often insufficient t and even mis- 
