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ewt. Carthagena barilla, 3l.to 31. 43.: Sicilian ditto, 21.15s. to 21. 17s. Melaga shue 
mack, 11; 10s. to 11: 19s. 
Prices of Canal, Dock, Firesoffice, and Water Works, Shares, &c. 2ist May, 1810.—Grand 
Junction Canal, 2851. per share. —Wilts and Berks ditto, 611. ditto.—Kennet and Avon ditto, 
471. 10s. ditto.—Huddersield ditto, 411. ditto.—Lancaster ditto, 271. ditto —Grand Surry 
ditto, 76]. ditto.—Croydon ditto, 461. dittoo—Globe Fire and Life Insurance, 1301, per share. 
Algion‘ditto, 601. ditto. —Imperial Fire ditto, 801. ditto.-Rock Life Assurance, 2is. per 
share, premium.—London Dock Stock, 1511. per cent.—-West India ditto, 1751. ditto. —East 
India ditto, 1341. ditto.—Commercial ditto, 921. per share premium.—East London Water 
Works, 2511. per share.——West Middesex ditto, 2101. ditto.—-South London ditto, 1321. ditto. 
=—iXent, 37]. per share premium.—Commercial Road, 401. per cents premium.—Dover-street, 
ditto, 91. ditto.—Strand Bridge, 41. per share discount.—Vauxhall Bridge, 2}. ditte. 
The?average prices of Navagable Canal-Property, Dock Stock, Fire-office Shares, &c. in 
May, 1810, (to the 26th) at the Office of Mr. Scott, 28, New Bridge-street, London.— 
Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal, dividing 401. per share clear per annum, 7351. te 
750.—Grand Jusction, 2601. to 2861.—Moenmouthshire, 31. per share half yearly, 1421. to 
1351:—Stourbridge, 2601. to 2861. Monmouthshire, 31. per share half yearly; 1421 to _ 
350!.—Stourbridge, 2601.—-Leeds and Liverpool, 183].—Kennett and Avon) 45]. 19s. to 481. 
Wilts and Berks, 601. to 61.—Huddersfield, 401.—Rochdale, 471. 4681. 501.—Peak Forest, 
66!.—Ellesmere, 80i.—Lancaster, 261. 271.—-Croydon, 481. 45i. 10s.—Worcester and Bir- 
mingham New shares, 51.'10s. premium.—East India Dock Stock, 135 -~London Docky 
1501. 1521.—Globe Assurance, 130].—-Thames and Aledway, 44!/ premium to 491. 
e—Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 221. 10s—-Imperial Assurance, 751.—East London Water-works, 
2311. to 234], ; 
MONTHLY BOTANICAL REPORT, 
s PRODROMUS Flore Nova Hottanorz et Insule Van DiEMeEN, &e. By Rosert 
Brown. Vol. ]m¢m.”—Under the title of a Prodromus of a greater work intended te 
follow, we hardly expect more than an enumeration, with short specific characters, of such 
plants as it is proposed to describe more fully, perhaps to figure, hereafter: such is the 
Prodromus Flore@ capensis of Thunberg. The Prodromus Flora India occidentalis of Swarts 
is a little more full, containing the addition of synonyms of such plants as had been before 
described, and noting the Saditats. From the title-page Wwe observe that it is now four years 
since the printing of the beginniag of the first volume of the Prodromus Flore Graca, by 
Dr. Smith, which was not however published till last year; and if any more than thé first 
volume, including Didynamia, is yet out, our bookseller has negiec-ed ta supply us with it. 
This volume, which professes to be an account of such plants as were detected by the late 
professor Sibihorpe in his two journies into that country, undertaken for the express pur- 
pose of illustrating its natural history, contains not only the specific characters of the plants, 
but several synonyms, particularly a reference to a good representation, if any, of each, the 
habitats, the antient and modern Greek names, as also frequently their appellation in the 
isle of Zante, and many useful botanical observations are added. Vhe Flora itself is pub- 
lishing in parts, and is to consist of figures and descriptions cf a thousand plants, observed 
by sibthorpe, and drawn by Mr. Ferdinand Bauer. But asthis Flora will not, we suppose, 
contain any accepnt of a great number of the plants mentioned in thi: Prodromus, it appears 
to us that the latter should rather have been entitied the Flore Grece, and the greater 
work Dlustrationes Flore Grece. In this work of Dr. Smith’s, when the specific character 
given by Linnzus is. meant to be adoptedit is not here repeated, but merely referred to; 
gmany new specific characters have however been framed, and great pains have been taken 
to render the werk as perfect as the author’s materials would allow: and his bookseller has 
taken care, by adopting toits full extent the modern fashion of wide margins, spare print- 
ing, &c. that his book should not be deficient.in bulk. 
Since our last report, the work has been published whose title appears at the head of this $ 
and, though given under the modest appellation of a Prodromus, we will venture to say, that 
in no book since the publication of Jussieu’s Genera Plantarum, is there displayed such a 
fund of botanical ‘knowledge as in this. Though sent forth only as the harbinger ofa 
greater work, to be expected hereafter from the same pen, no pains appear to have been 
spared to render it in every respect as complete as the confined limits would admit of,- It 
projesses to give the characters, generic and specific, of such plants as were observed and col- 
lected by the author during the years 1802-5, in the expedition under Captaia Flinders, 
which he accompanied out, but was fortunately not with on its return homewards. ‘To these 
is added an account of such plants of that country as have come to the knowledge of the 
auther by. other means, and especially of those detected by Sir Joseph Banks, ip his voyage 
with Captain Cook towards the south pole. : zi 
It must be supposed,that in a country so unconnected with the rest of the wor!d,its natural 
productions would be in a great measure different from those ef Europe, Asia, Africa, and 
AMETi€? § 
