be considered with the assistance of the cuts, which have pointed dots 
annexed to them, to show the parts to which the measurement has 
reference. The place of culture in the garden, habit, native country, 
date of introduction, season of flowering, and colour of the flower, of 
each plant, are slated in a readable but concise form. In addition to 
this, general information and remarks which seem likely to be inter- 
esting to the reader, are, with considerable labour, carefully gathered 
and concentrated for his use. 
The Auctarium will, at a glance, show its utility; and if the 
compiler has hereby rendered assistance to the garden-loving public, 
he will be amply compensated. The volume, thus brought together, 
it may be safely said, stands without a rival ; whether its merits equal 
the labour bestowed on it, must be left for the decision of the reader : 
the compiler can but wish it had been more perfect, and that he had less 
occasion to solicit the indulgence of his numerous unalterable friends. 
