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treating  of  leaves,  seed-vessels  and  other  parts  are  discussed.  The  bleach- 
ing of  the  skeletoned  fabric  of  the  leaves,  etc.,  comes  next,  and  on  the  per- 
fection of  this,  much  of  the  beauty  of  the  "  bouquet"  depends  ;  and  lastly, 
the  mounting  or  arrangement  of  the  leaves  in  groups,  or  "  bouquets/'  is 
taught.  In  passing  we  may  venture  the  opinion  that  however  suc- 
cessful may  be  the  preparatory  operations,  upon  this  final  disposition  of 
the  results  depends  the  real  success.  Unlimited  room  for  the  display  of  a 
chaste  and  delicate  taste  is  here  afforded.  The  author  very  happily  dedi- 
cates the  volume  to  his  best  friend  in  the  following  words : — "To  my  Wife, 
a  pioneer  and  proficient  in  the  art  herein  portrayed,  this  work  is  affection- 
ately inscribed."  It  is  well  printed,  and  altogether  is  a  beautiful  and  ac- 
ceptable addition  to  the  literature  of  art. 
The  Physicians'  Visiting  List  for  1863.  Lindsay  &  Blakiston,  Philada. 
On  presenting  this  little  volume  to  a  medical  friend,  he  afterwards 
handed  us  the  following  opinion  of  its  merits,  based  on  a  use  of  previous 
editions  :  "The  Physicians'  Visiting  List,  by  Lindsay  &  Blakiston,  answers 
every  indication  required.  Being  compact,  well  arranged,  and  at  the 
same  time  having  sufficient  space  allotted  to  the  various  parts,  thus  ren- 
dering it  an  invaluable  companion  of  the  Physician.  Examining  it  care- 
fully, and  thinking  over  the  arrangement  of  its  different  parts,  I  know 
of  no  alteration  by  which  it  could  be  improved.  To  the  Physician,  with 
the  cares  and  anxieties  of  a  large  practice,  it  must  be  a  wonderful 
economist  of  time  and  labor." 
William  H.  Milnor,  M.  D. — The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  for  many 
years  a  prominent  druggist  of  New  York  City.  He  had  previously  been 
a  practising  physician,  but  relinquished  his  profession  for  one  he  hoped 
would  prove  more  lucrative.  While  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  he  con- 
nected himself  with  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  which  institution  he  served 
faithfully  for  several  terms  as  its  Secretary.  Owing  to  the  failing  health  of 
his  wife,  he  removed  to  Richmond,  Va.,  in  hopes  that  she  would  be  bene- 
fitted. He  afterwards  returned  to  New  York,  and  had  been  living  there 
and  in  this  city  till  recently.  Continued  domestic  sickness  and  the  failure 
of  his  own  health,  hod  much  harassed  and  burdened  him.  Some  months 
since,  he  accepted  the  position  of  Assistant  Surgeon  to  the  Twenty-second 
Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteers.  Being  left  at  Savage's  Station,  on  the 
retreat  of  our  forces  to  the  James  River,  in  charge  of  one  hundred  wounded 
men,  his  health  and  strength  proved  inadequate  to  the  task.  He  gave  him- 
self with  earnestness  to  these  new  duties,  but  the  exposure  and  physical 
labor,  combined  with  the  limited  allowance  of  food  granted  them  by  the 
rebel  authorities,  (who  had  taken  them  as  prisoners,)  was  more  than  his 
weak  nature  could  bear.  On  the  morning  of  the  24th  of  July  he  had 
dressed  an  officer's  wound,  and  soon  afterward  retired  to  his  room  for  rest. 
