Notices of the Press. 
The Indicator: A Magazine for Young Men 
and a Miscellany of Self-Improvement. —This is 
an excellent periodical of 64 pages, issued every two 
months, price 25 cts. per No., or $1.50 per annum. 
Its title indicates its object, and from a perusal of some 
of the papers, we think well of them, and most cheer¬ 
fully recommend the work to the young men of the 
country. Jacob Townsend, Editor. 
The Western Farmer and Gardeners 5 Almanac, 
for 1843. Cincinnati: Published by Charles Foster. 
This is an excellent work for the farmer, of 92 pages, 
neatly printed, and handsomely illustrated with a large 
number of engravings of animals, and scenes of rural 
life, designed by the editor, Mr. Foster, and engraved 
by Lovejoy. We do not know its price, but presume 
it is the same as last year, 25 cents, and very cheap at 
that. We recommend it to all who wish either amuse¬ 
ment or instruction in an Almanac. One of the en¬ 
gravings, we notice, is a sketch of our friend and cor¬ 
respondent, Solon Robinson, Esq., which we recollect 
Mr. Foster’s showing to us at Cincinnati the past win¬ 
ter. It conveys a pretty correct idea of the man, 
although it is not as well developed and good-looking 
as the original. 
The Muck Manual for Farmers. By Samuel L. 
Dana. A second edition, with additions. Price 62£ cts. 
We have received the above valuable work from our 
own publishers, Messrs. Saxton & Miles; and as we 
spoke very highly of the first edition, in the June No. 
of this paper, we need only add, that it has become 
more valuable by the later additions of the author, and 
its merits are now so well established, that every 
farmer’s library must appear incomplete without it; 
and it is so very cheap that none can refuse to pur¬ 
chase, and the reading of it may put one in the way of 
earning as many extra dollars, perhaps, as the little 
work has cost him cents. 
Proceedings of the Henrico Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. —We thank the editors of 
the Southern Planter, Messrs. Botts and Burfort, for 
the above pamphlet. We have looked it over with in¬ 
terest, and quite agree with our friends as to its ability. 
Virginia is a fine old State, and we like many of her 
doings. 
Works of Jane Taylor. —We acknowledge the 
receipt of the complete works of this admirable woman 
and gifted writer. They ought to be placed in every 
family in the land. They consist of her memoir and 
correspondence, essays, tales, and poetry, all of which 
are of a highly intellectual and moral cast; and we are 
led more particularly to notice them, because rural 
subjects are so frequently their theme and illustration. 
These volumes would be much more suitable for the 
District School Library than many that are placed 
there; and we recommend their selection for this pur¬ 
pose to the Superintendents throughout the State. The 
work is in three beautiful volumes, of nearly 500 pages 
each, and are sold at the low price of $3. We should 
like to make some extracts, but our limits forbid. 
Saxton & Miles, Publishers. 
Natural History of New York. —Three more of 
these superb volumes are now out, consisting of Dr. 
Becks Report on the Mineralogy of the State, Dr. Em¬ 
mons’ Geological Report of the Second, and Dr. Vanu- 
xems’ of the Third District. When we say that these 
Reports are written with clearness and ability; that 
they are accompanied with plates and maps illustrat¬ 
ing the text whenever it was thought expedient, even 
to a minute degree, all can judge of their interest 
and value; and to the volumes themselves, we 
must refer the scientific reader for a knowledge of 
their contents. Six vols. are now out, and they may 
be found at the Bookstore of Messrs. Appleton & Co., 
200 Broadway. 
Book of the Farm, by Henry Stephens, editor of the 
Edinburg Quarterly Agricultural Journal , to be com¬ 
pleted in 2 vols. Here is another of those splendid 
works upon Agriculture, which the British press is 
continually pouring forth to interest its farmers. We 
are indebted to Messrs. Wiley and Putnam for a pe¬ 
rusal of the first volume, the only one yet received. It 
is of royal octavo 670 pages embellished with nume¬ 
rous engravings, done in a superior manner, and it is 
pronounced the best work of the kind ever yet pub¬ 
lished. The price here is $8 per vol., which is cheap 
when we consider the value of the contents, and the 
style in which the work is got up. 
The Lady’s Annual Register and Housewife’s 
Almanac, for 1843.—This is a pretty work for ladies, 
and its contents may be judged of by its title. We 
think, however, it would have been better adapted to 
its purpose, had it contained more practical matter and 
less of poetry and sentiment. There are 107 pages in 
it, with numerous engravings, price 37£ cents. T. H. 
Carter , Boston. 
The Floral Cabinet, James Hogg, editor , publish¬ 
ed by Dayton & Newman, 199 Broadway, at Four Dol¬ 
lars a year in advance, or 37§ cents per No. of 16 pages, 
quarto, with colored engravings. Mr. Hogg is a prac¬ 
tical Florist and Nurseryman, and the No. of the Cabi¬ 
net now before us, seems to be edited with as much 
ability, and is got up in as beautiful style, as similar 
European periodicals, and has the advantage of being 
afforded at about half their price. New York wants a 
work of this kind, and we hope that she will second 
the enterprise of Mr. Hogg, and come forward and 
generously support it. The embellishments for Janu¬ 
ary No., is the Franciscea undulata in full flower, 
drawn and colored after nature. 
The Magazine of Horticulture and Botany, 
edited by C. M. Honey, of Boston, containing 40 pages, 
monthly, with engravings of fruits and flowers, price 
Three dollars a year. By the courtesy of the editor, 
we are favored with the January No., being the first 
of vol. 9 of this excellent work. For some time this 
has been the only periodical of the kind published in 
the United States, and it has been so long and favora¬ 
bly known, that it will scarcely need praise of ours. 
We observe among other articles, one on the Stone 
Pear, written by Mr. Ernst, of Cincinnati, Ohio ; and 
we have read it with the more interest probably, from 
the fact of having often visited his fine, ample gardens 
and nursery, in this most beautiful of all western cities. 
The American Review and Metropolitan Ma¬ 
gazine, edited by an association of gentlemen, and 
published every two months in octavo numbers, of 100 
pages each, by Saxton & Miles, price Three dollars 
per annum, payable in advance. We have read the 
first No. of this elegant periodical, and can assure the 
public that the articles are written with unusual spirit 
and ability; but notwithstanding all this, it could not 
receive a notice in this paper, till we were assured that 
agricultural literature will have a due share of its at¬ 
tention, and such as the importance and interest of the 
subject commands at present in Europe. 
The Turf Register, containing 64 pages monthly, 
handsome octavo, together with the American Racing 
Calender, illustrated with highly finished engravmgs, 
edited by Wm. T. Porter, and published by J. Rich¬ 
ards, corner of Broadway and Barclay street, New 
