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Praéftical Obfervations on the Ground- 
nut, or America~ Earth-nut, (Arachis 
hypogea, Browz.); on its Produétion in 
Spain, and Goodnefs of this Fruit; on the 
vartous Purpofes to which it may be ap- 
plied, efpectally on its Ufe for the Ex- 
traction. of Oil; on the Method of culti- 
wating and Improving it for the Benefit 
ef the Nation; by D. Francis Tavares 
de Ulloa, Prebendary of Valencia. The 
Amertean earth-nuts grow wild in the 
fouthern parts of America and Afia; 
Great quantities of them are confumed by 
the Negroes, and many Europeans confi- 
der them as exquifite dainties. The au- 
thor of the pamphlet before us endea- 
‘wours to fhow the beneficial refults likely 
ta arife from an extenfive culture of this 
plant in Spain, and has in our opinion 
verv ably acquitted himfelf of his tafk. 
«© Tres Difcurfos de Economia Polt- 
tica y Rural'fobre la Organizacion de la 
Sociedad Cantabrica’ y fus Imprefas de 
Prados Artificiales y Cria de la Seda; por 
el Dn. D. JosepH FERNANDEZ VAL- 
LEJO,” &c &c, Three Polittco-econo- 
mieal and Agricultural Difcourfes on the 
Organization of the. Society of Cabuer- 
niga, and its Endeavours to introduce ar- 
sificial Meadows and improve the Ma- 
nagement and Production of Silk, by the 
Rev. J. F. Vallejo,” &c. Fhe author 
ef this performance, who is curate of 
Tyas, in the diocefe’ of Santander, and 
member of the Society, whofe Organiza- 
tiow he defcribes, has done juftice to the 
meritorious exertions of the Society for 
improving artificial Meadows, and in- 
ereafing, not only, the Produétion of Silk, 
Sut alfo its value, by a more careful Ma- 
nagement of the Silk-worms. 
“* Cartilla Ruftica, 6 Prontuario para 
Enftruccion “de Labradores, Hortelanos, 
jardineros y Duefos de Cafas de Campo, 
cc. con Reflexiones para defpreocupar 4 
fa Gente dei Campo de algunas Vulgari- 
dades.y Superfticiones harto arraigadas,” 
&c. 
Promptuary for the Inftruétion of Huf- 
bandmen, Farmers, Gardeners, and Pro- 
rietors of Country-Seats, &c with Ob- 
Se ae tending to root out fome vulgar 
Prejudices and fuperftitious Opinions, 
which prevailamong the Country People. 
This is a well-meant and well-executed 
attempt to enlighten the country people 
and farmers in Spain, to whom the au- 
thor points out in a clear and luminous 
ftyle what they have to do, and what 
to omit, for rendering their fields and 
ether grounds under culture, as produc- 
tive as the natgire of the foil will admit, 
The Agricultural Almanack, or - 
Retrofpect of Spanifo Literaturex-Voyages and Travels: 
Botany. yf 8 
“* Syftema Boranicum Linnzano-anee. 
malifticum five de Anomaliis Plantarum 
que in Syftemate Linnzo obfervantur ; 
auctore VincENTIO ALPHONSO Lo- 
RENTE,’ &c. The Anomaliftic Linnzan . 
Syftem, being a Treawfe on the Anoma- 
lies of Plants obfervable in the Syftem of 
Linnaus. The learned author of this 
ufeful compofition, who is profeffor of bo- 
tany in Valencia, explains all the anoma- 
lies of the fpecies of plants of the Linnzae 
Syftem, which greatly perplex young be- 
ginners in the itudy of botany, who are 
frequently at a lofs to difcern the claffes, 
orders, and genera to which they be- 
long’; and points out to them the eafieft 
means of attaining their purpofe. He has 
given an additional value to this work, by - 
an accurate defcription of the generic 
character of the dwarf palm, or palmetto 
(Chamzrops humilis, L.), and of the 
date palm-tree (Phoenix daétylifera, L.), 
which ftood in need of being accurately 
defcribed by a diligent and careful ob- 
ferver, who has had an opportunity of 
examining both plants’ on their native 
fpots. 
GEOGRAPHY. a 
“* Elementos de Geografia, per Quader- 
nos y Lecciones. Quad. 19.” Elements 
of Geography, divided into Numbers and 
Leétures. Number the, firft. This. fir” 
number contains a general introdu€tion , 
into the phyfical and mathematical khow- 
ledge of the globe we inhabit, with a 
map. 
: TOPOGRAPHY. 
*‘ Mapa Topograico de la Ciudad de 
Granada, dado 4 luz por D. FRANCISCO. 
DaLMAN,” &c. A Topographic Map 
of the City of Granada, publifhed by Don 
F. Dalman. We have no hefitation in 
faying, that this is one of the beft execut- 
ed topographic maps which have ever 
come under our confideration; and repre- 
fents, with equalexaéine{s and minutenefs, 
one of the moft interefting cities of Spain, 
in point of fituation and antiquities. 
VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. 
- El Viajero univerfal, 6 Noticia del 
Mundo antiguo y nuevo; &c. Por D. 
Pepro Estara, Prefbitero, &c.” The 
Univerfal Traveller, or Knowledge of the 
World, both Antient and Modern, &c.. 
by Dn. P. Eftala, Prefbyter. The num- 
bers $4 to 92 publithed this year of this 
voluminous compofition, which comprifes 
already 28 volumes, contain the continua= 
tion and end of the defcription of Ruffia, 
an account of Norway and Iceland, and 
the beginning of the defcription of Sweden. 
Drama 
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