Retrofped? of Domieftic Literature— Biography. 
of public worthip, written with great force 
and animation of language, and at the 
fame time in a ftrain of methodical argu- 
mentation not lefs calculated to convince 
the underftanding than to imprefs the 
heart. Every confideration which Chrif- 
tianity and found philofophy can afford, in 
favour of the practice in queftion, is 
brought into view, and prefented under 
ics moft perfuafive afpect. To the fecond 
volume are annexed five fermons, preached 
on public occafions, in which the circum- 
ftances of the times are touched upon with 
caution and moderation, and improved te 
the beft moral purpofes. Thefe may be 
regarded as the fequel toa volume of Ser- 
mons ** Sur les Circonfances prefentes,”” 
publifhed oy the author in 1795. 
NATURAL HISTORY. | 
_ Every naturalift will feel gratified that 
Dr. SMirH has at length publifhed his 
Yang expected work, * The Flora Britan- 
Hiica:”” a work, as may well be imagined, 
far more perfect’ in its kind than any 
which has hitherto appeared in this or any 
other country. Dr. Smith, with fuperior 
abilities, is well known to poffefs an un- 
common fhare of indufry and peérfeverance, 
and the advantages which he enjoys for 
the profecution of his botanical refearches 
eminently qualify him for the compofition 
of a Flora Britannica. Dr. Smith has 
deviated from the Linnean claffification, 
in removing from the clafs Polygamia 
thofe plants whofe flowers, though differ- 
ing in their fexual organs, agree in ftruc- 
ture ; 
Syagencfia Monogamia, which appears, 
fays the Prefident, not to be founded in 
nature, nor ufeful in praétice; fome Gez- 
tiane, Viole, and Lobelig having the Aa- 
there perfectly united, and others not at 
all. The Flora Britannica is yet incom- 
plete, two volumes only having been pub- 
lifhed ; but we are informed in the pre- 
face, that the rernaining part may be ex- 
pected in the courfe of a year, and that 
the prefent high price of paper is the 
caufe of the delay! Dr. Smith, however, 
fince the publication of his work, has 
ftated, in a communication to the Monthly 
Magazine (fee p. 207, of this volume) 
that feveral new motives have prefented 
themfelves, which oblige him to defer the 
fequel longer than he intended. Anxious 
as the botanical. ftudent undoubtedly is 
“for the remaining yolumes of this work, 
he cannot defire any precipitation which 
fhould render it lefs perfeét than it may be 
in the power of the learned author to 
make it. ; 
Dr. RoxBuURGH, we are happy to find, 
MowntTary MaG, No.75, 
and in the abolition of the order: 
58t 
continues with the fame fplendor, ele- 
gance, and delicacy, which marked the 
commencement of the work, his delinea- 
tion of the ‘¢ Plants of the Coaft of Co. 
romandel:’? the fecond fafciculus is pub- 
lifhed, containing the following plants ;— 
Amomum rofeum—Jufticia acaulis—— 
Gratiola hyflopioides—Gratiola juncea— 
Hippocratia indica—Pommereulla cornu- 
copie—Rottboellia fetacea and Tho- 
mza—Ammannia o¢étandra—Gardenia la- 
tifolia — Gardenia uliginofa — Gardenia 
dumetorum—Gardenia fragrans—Anthe- 
ricum tuberofum—Loranthus bicolor— 
Loranthus fcurrula—Feronia elephantum 
—Bergia aquatica—Aizle Marmelos— 
Bignonia fpathacea—Bignonia quadrilo~ 
cularis—Streptium afperum—Tetranthe- 
ra apetala—Tetranthera monopetala— 
Mimofa Arabica—Mimofa leucophloea. 
Mr. Taruam has favoured the public 
with ‘¢ An Hiftorical and Pragtical Effay 
on the Commerce and Culture of Tobace 
co :”’——the author having feen a few plants 
of the American tobacco growing in a 
gentleman’s garden near London, and re- 
flecting how litile is known’ in Europe re- 
fpe&tina the hiftory and mode of culture 
of an article of fuch extenfive commerce 
on the other’ fide of the Atlantic, thought 
that the communication of a few particu- 
lars relative to this plant, collected not 
merely from authorities, but from perfonal 
obfervation during a refidence in Virginia 
of twenty years, would not be unaccept-. 
able. Mr. Tatham divides his work inte 
fix parts—1. The botanical defcription, 
and the culture of tobacco—2,.The man- 
ner of houfing, curing, &c. in Virginia— 
3. The public warehoufe and infpection— 
4. The progrefs of the culture and com- 
merce of tobacco—s, Of the tobacco. 
trade of Great Britain—6. Culture and 
commerce according to Mr. Anderfon. 
The prefent, which is to be fucceeded by 
another volume, contains four well-ex- 
ecuted plates; the sft coloured, and rea 
prefenting the flower, leaf, and botanical 
characters of tobacco; 2d. The tobaccos 
worm or caterpillar, and its moth, alfo 
coloured; 3d. ‘Ihe tobacco-houfe and its 
vicinity ; 4th. The conveyance of it to 
market. 
BIOGRAPHY, 
We are happy to announce the conti- 
nuation of Dr. Arkin’s ‘* General Bio- 
graphy :”’.a fecond volume of that very. 
valuable work has lately appeared, and 
the lofs which it fuftained in the death of 
Dr. Enfield is fupplied by Mr. T. Mors 
gan, Mr. Nicholfon, and other gentlemen 
ef adequate talents and attainments. 
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