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jpll how a certain wag put stones in his pocket, which he threw away in the 
gardens, so that when he had eaten his fill of fruit, and was weighed on coming 
out, he was found lighter than when he had gone in—a problem which long 
puzzled the wise men of the “ city of one hundred thousand gardens/’ 
GEOLOGY. 
7. Geological Features of the Dukhan, East Indies. — I close this paper, 
says Colonel Sykes, with a recapitulation of the characteristic features of the 
peninsula; namely, the amazing extent of the Trap region, and the horizontal 
position of its stratified beds, the granitic base of the whole country; Trap veins 
ill Granite; the absence, as far as is known, of that uniform series of rocks which 
constitutes the formations of Europe; the extended and peculiar Limestone and 
Laterite formations; the occurrence of pulverulent Limestone in seams; and, 
finally, the non-discovery, hitherto, of the fossil remains of extinct animals within 
the limits of the peninsula. 
REVIEWS OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. 
A Treatise on the Growth of Cucumbers and Melons ; conjointly with that of 
Asparagus, Mushrooms, Rhubarb, &c. By John Smith, upwards of twenty-four 
years Gardener to Dykes Alexander, Esquire, of Ipswich. Fourth edition, 
improved and enlarged. Fcap. 8vo. pp. 93. London : Longman Co.; Burton , 
Ipswich. 1839. 
The clear and unaffected style in which this little volume is written, and the 
able manner in which the author has imparted the details of a practice successfully 
pursued during many years, have long since rendered his pages deservedly 
popular. 
We do not notice any errors of omission or commission in Mr. Smith’s volume, 
which we therefore cordially recommend to our horticultural friends. To com¬ 
ment further on a fourth edition were a work of supererogation. The fact speaks 
for itself. 
Practical Observations on the Causes and Treatment of Curvatures of the 
Spine. By Samuel Hare, Surgeon. London : Simpkin fy Co.; W. Bean and 
Son, Leeds. 1838. Royal 8vo. pp. 151. 
This work is not calculated for criticism in the pages of The Naturalist; but 
