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British student of indigenous botany can expect or desire: it is truly a book containing 
multum in parvo; and the author has most considerately, in these times of difficulty, supplied 
this highly useful work, at a price which can hardly exceed the means of the poorest stu- 
dent. With this book, aided by the Elements of Botany, written by the same author, an ine 
dustrious student, without any other assistance, might acquire an accurate and scientific knowe 
ledge of all the phenogamic plants of the British Flora. We know not whether such a. 
mode of publishing can be profitable tothe author, but 
és Thanks tomen 
Qf noble minds is honourable meed.”” 
And men of science, who, like Dr. Hull, labour to afford instruction without making the poor 
Student pay exorbitantly for extensive deserts of blank paper, shail never want the meed of 
eur praise, : 
To add to the utility of this little volume, the names, both generic and specific, are accene 
tuated as they ought to be proneunced, a very wseful addition to an English work on botany, 
intended chiefly for the mere English student ; for false pronunciation 1s ever very disgusting 
to the educated ear5 indeed, some botanists, who are not deficient in classic lore, would do 
well to look over these mames, and correct, by this example, the vicious pronunciation 
which a habit of carelessness has led them into. We are afraid, however, that we cannot re 
commenc Dr. Huli’s accentuation as invariably rights; it appears to us to be, in genera! correct, 
but we venture to recommend to his reconsideration, a few names which we remarked, upon 
hastily passing our eyes over the list. 
The following words, we apprehend, heve the penultima, or last syllable but one, short 
‘ though made long, according to Dr. Hull’s accentuation; we think they ought to have been 
accented as-follows:—Cycl’amen, Ille‘cebrum, lberis, Seca‘linus, Hydro'piper, Cora'llina, 
Canna’binus, Lau ‘rina, Caly’cina, Tri/color, Caici‘trapa, Cy’anus, Grave‘olens, Hypo’pithys, in- 
stead of having the accent placed on the penultima; the last name may be doubtful, but we 
do not see any reason why Hypopithys and Chame’pithys, (so the last is acceated by Dr. 
Hull) should be different. The Litchfield Society, however, we believe, for we have not the 
work before us, make the penultima of the latter word dong, and of the former short, exactly 
the reverse of what Dr. Huli has done. i 
On the other hand, oucht not the following names, in which Dr. Hull makes the penultima 
short, to have been accented as follows ? Heracle’um, Conni/um, Oenothe’ra, Cardami‘né, Ce'ra- 
tophy/lium, Cichori‘um, Centaure’a, Genicula’tus, Cneo/rum, Genti/lis, Onebry’chis, Lape 
sa‘na, Hyperi‘cum ; the latter word may, perhaps, be considered as anglicised, and the penul- 
tima, although undcudtedly long, may be continued, in compliance with custon. to be pro+ 
nounced short, for which we have also the authority of Ray; Fi’cifo’sium should have been 
accented on the )-as well as on tne o. 
The pronunciation of some of the above: words may be thought doubtful, but we have taken 
some pains to give themvas correct as possible. Several of those which we have remarked as 
being wrong accented by Dr. Hull, may probably be errors of the press. We sha!l be happy 
to have to announse the second volume of this valuable worl, which is delayed for the. pres ; 
sent, because Dr. Huli wishes to take the advantage of consulting the fourth volume of Ls 
Smith’s Flora Britannica, and some other works not yet pablished, im order to render his book 
as perfect as pussibdle. , 
The Botanical Magazine for last month, which comsletes the thirtieth volume of this 
agreeable and useful work, contains BSW s 
Allium fistumsum. A species of garlick, with round heads like the leek, from which it 
differs more especially in the leaves beingrounded and bullow. Mr. Gawler could not discover 
why it was called Welsh onion; this name might perhaps owe its origin to its rank taste, too 
‘Strong to be agreeable to any but Welshmen, who are suppu:ed to be peculiarly fond of this 
powerful favour. 
Crinum erubescens. 
Aristea pusilla. A species never before figured, or even seen in any European garden, pers 
haps, except in that of Messrs. Whitley ana Brame. 
Lotus odsratus. - Another novelty from Mr. Loddiges collection, which possesses the advane 
tage of having violet scented flowers, 
Stapelia vetula. One of the duitlest flowered of this very singular genus. 
Bossiza scolopendria. Dr. Sims, whilst he approves of the separation of th’s genus from Pla- 
tylobium, has shewn that there are difficulties in finding characters to distinguish them by 3 
the many celled fruit of the former being now found to be inconstant. is 
Myrtus Pimenta. The allspice tree. As all the prior figures of this tree represent it in 
fruit, this, which is taken from a flowering specimen, is the more valuable. The Myrtus 
vacris of Swartz, and the pimento, do net seem to have been yet satisfactorily distinguished. 
This number contains an adyertisement from Mr. Edwards, the draftsman, intended to de- 
mete, with more accuracy than has hitherto been done, the share whith he and Mr. So verby 
an respectively claim in the drawings of the Botanical Ma_azine. 
Montury Maa. No. 191. JL The 
