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(Continued from the January Number.)

99. * Maunder's Treasury of Natural History [fcp. 8vo, Eng. edition]-Maunder's Treasury of natural history; or a popular dictionary of animated nature, in which the zoological characteristics that distinguish the different classes, genera, and species are combined with a variety of interesting information illustrative of the habits, instincts, and general economy of the animal kingdom. With nine hundred accurate engravings on wood. Foolscap, Svo, pp. lc. Price $2,20.

100. Bigland's Natural History [12mo, Am. edi.]-A natural history of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects. By JOHN BIGLAND. With numerous illustrations. Two parts in one volume; 12mo, half bound, pp. 190, 180-370, lgc. Price 45 cts.

101. Siebold's Anatomy-Invertebrata (8vo, Am. edi.)-Comparative anatomy-Invertebrata. By C. Th. v. SIEBOLD and H. STANNIUS. Translated from the German, and edited, with notes and additions, recording the recent progress of the science. By WALDO I. BURNETT, M.D. Volume I, Invertebrata. Svo, cloth, pp, 470, gl. Price $2,25.

102. Kirby on Animals (2 vols., 12mo, Eng. edi.)-Bridgewater

treatise on the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation of animals. and in their history, habits, and instincts. By the Rev WM. KIRBY, M.A., F.R.S. In two volumes, with numerous illustrations, 12mo, cloth, pp. 372, 404-776, hgb. Price $2,00.

PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH.

(See Nos. 36-59, under the head of "Natural History," in the old Catalogue, pages 111, 112.)

1. Huff's Electro Physiology,-[12mo. American Edition.] A scientific, popular, and practical treatise on the prevention, causes and cure of disease; of electricity as a curative agent, supported by theory and fact. By Dr GERSHOм HUFF. Embellished with numerous illustrations. 12mo., cloth, pp. 385, dac. Price 95 cts.

2. Comings' Physiology,-[12mo. American Edition.] Class book of Physiology for the use of schools and families. Comprising the structures and functions of the organs of man. Illustrated by comparative reference to those of inferior animals. By B. N. COMINGS, M.D. With twenty four plates, and numerous engravings on wood. Comprising in all above two hundred figures. 12mo., half-sheep, pp. 270. dac. Price 68 cts.

3. Lord's Popular Physiology,--12mo. Eng. edition, Xtn. K. Society. Or familiar exposition of interesting facts connected with the structure and formation of animals, and particularly of man. By P. B. LORD, M.B. With many engravings. cloth, pp. jup. Price $1.20.

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5. Wright, Agassiz, and Gould's Physiology,-(12mo. English Edition.) Outlines of comparative Physiology touching the structure and development of the races of animals, living and extinct. For the use of schools and colleges. By LOUIS AGASSIZ and A. A. GOULD. Edited from the revised American edition and greatly enlarged. By THOMAS WRIGHT, M. D. With three hundred and ninety illustrations. 12mo., cloth, pp. 442 hgb. Price $1.00.

6. Chambers' Sanitary Economy,-(12mo. English Edition.) Its principles and practice; and its moral influence on the progress of eivilization. 12mo., cloth, pp. 320 wrch. Price 58 cts.

See "Agriculture," Richardson's Hand Books, No. referred to in No. 70 of this series.

Canada.

No. 2.

7. Coles' Philosophy of Health,-(12mo. American Edition.) Natural principles of Health and Cure; or, health and cure without drugs also the moral bearings of erroneous appetites. By L. B. COLES, M.D. 12mo., cloth, pp, 288. Also bound with the foregoing,-Cole's Tobacco Using, or the beauties and deformities of tobacco using; its ludicrous and its solemn realities. By L. B. COLES, M.D. pp. 144, total pp. 432 wdtc. Price 80cts

8. Combe's Preservation of Health,-(8vo. American Edition.) The principles of Physiology applied to the preservation of health and to the improvement of physical and mental education. By ANDREW COMBE, M.D. With five wood cuts. To which is added notes and observations. By O. S. FOWLER. 8vo., cloth, pp. 320 fw. Price 45 cts.

9. Pereira's Food and Diet,-(8vo. American Edition.) A treatise on food and diet, with observations on the dietetical regimen suited for the digestive organs; and an account of the dietaries of some of the metropolitan, and other establishments, for paupers, lunatics, criminals, children, the sick, etc. By JONATHAN PEREIRA, M.D., F.R.S. Edited by CHARLES H. LEE, M.D. 8vo., cloth, pp. 318 fw. Price 60 cts.

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10. Davidson on Diet, - (12mo. English Edition.) treatise on diet, comprising the natural history, properties, composition, adulteration, and uses, of the vegetables, animals, fishes, birds, &c., used as food. By WILLIAM DAVIDSON, M.D. pp. - bs. Price 50 cts.

11. Mayo's Philosophy of Living,-(8vo. American Edition.) The constitution, diet, exercise, sleep, bathing, clothing, air and climate, and health of mind. By ROBERT MAYO, M.D. 12mo., cloth,pp. 272 linb. Price 60 cts.

12. Mayo's Philosophy of Living,- (English Edition.) The same work, in superior style, cloth. jwp. Price 95 cts.

13. Alcott's Life and Health,-(12mo. American Edition.) Lectures on life and health; or the laws and means of physical culture. By WILLIAM ALCOTT, M.D. With illustrations. 12mo., cloth, pp. 500 psc. Price 80 cts.

14. Beale's Laws of Health,-(12mo. American Edition.) In relation to the mind and body: A series of letters from an old practitioner to a patient. By LIONEL JOHN BEALE, M.R.C.S. 12mo, cloth, pp. 295 lb. Price 64 cts.

15. Dickson's Life, Sleep and Pain,-[12mo. American Edition] Essays on life, sleep, pain, intellection, hygiene, and death. By SAMUEL HENRY DICKSON, M,D 12mo., cloth, pp. 301. 16. Price 65 cts.

16. Ward's Science of Health,-(16mo. Christian Knowledge Society.) With illustrations. By STEPHEN H. WARD, M. D. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 16mo., cloth, pp. 412. Price 72 cts.

17. Moore's Health, Disease and Remedy,-(16mo. American Edition.) Familiarly and practically considered, in a few of their relations to their blood. By GEORGE MOORE, M.D. 16mo., cloth, pp. 320 hb. Price 48 cts

18. Moore's Soul and Body (2 vols., fep, 8vo, Eng. edi.)

Price for the two volumes, $2,70, as follows:

(1) The power of the soul over the body, considered in relation to health and
lc.
morals. By GEORGE MOORE, M.D. Foolscap, 8vo, cloth, pp.
(2) The use of the body in relation to the mind. By GEORGE MOORE, M.D.
lc.
Foolscap, 8vo, cloth, pp.

(See old Catalogue, Zoology, Nos. 57 and 58).

19. Kidd's Physical Condition of Man (12mo, Eng. edi.)Bridgewater treatise on the adaptation of external nature to the physical condition of man, principally with reference to the supply of his wants and the exercise of his intellectual faculties. By JOHN KIDD, M.D., F.R.S. 12mo cloth, pp. 332, hgb. Price 70 cts.

20. Duncan's God in Disease,-(16mo. American Edition.) Or the manifestations of design in morbid phenomena. By JAMES F. DUNCAN, M.D. 16mo., cloth, pp. 232 linb. Price 60 cts.

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22. Roth's Chronic Diseases,-(8vo. English Edition.) The

prevention and cure of many chronic diseases by movements. An exposition of the principles and practice by these movements for the correction of the tendencies to disease in infancy, childhood and youth, and for the cure of many morbid affections of adults. With numerous illustrations. By M. ROTH, M.D. 8vo., cloth, pp. 302 je wdte gs. Price $2.25.

23. Kitto's Lost Senses,-(2 vols. in one, 18mo. Eng. Edi.) The lost senses: Deafness and Blindness. By Dr. KITTO. Knight's series. Two volumes in one, cloth, pp. 206, 254-460, gcc. Price 45 cts.

24. Sichel's Spectacles,-(8vo. American Edition.) Their uses and abuses in long and short sightedness; and the pathological conditions resulting from their irrational employment. By J. SICHEL, M.D. Translated from the French. By HENRY W. WILLIAMS, M.D. 8vo., cloth, pp. 202 psc. Price $1.00.

25. South's Household Surgery,-(12mo. American Edition.) Or, hints on emergencies. With numerous illustrations. By JOHN F. SOUTH, one of the surgeons to St. Thomas's Hospital. 12mo., sleep, pp. 280 hcb. Price $1.00.

26. South's Household Surgery,-[12mo. English Edition.]

The same work with an additional chapter on Poisons. By Dr. GLADSTONE. 12mo., cloth, pp. gex. Price 40 cts.

27. Thompson's Sick Room,-[12mo. American Edition.]

The domestic management of the sick room, necessary in aid of medical treatment for the cure of disease: By ANDREW THOMPSON, M.D. Revised, with additions. By R. E. GRIFFITHS, M.D. 12mo., cloth, pp. 353. lb. Price 65 cts. 28. Weale's Domestic Medicine,-[12mo. English Edition.] Or complete and comprehensive instructions for self-aid by simple and efficient means for the preservation and restoration of health; originally written by M. RASPAIL, and now fully translated and adapted to the use of the general public. Cloth, pp. 200, jw Price 35 cts.

29. Tegetmeier's Domestic Economy (12mo, Eng. edi.)-With

hints on domestic medicine and surgery, prepared under the direction of the Home and Colonial School Society. By W. B. TEGETMEIER. 12mo, cloth, pp. gs. Price 33 cts.

30. Blackwell's Laws of Life,-(12mo. American Edition.) With special reference to the physical education of girls. By ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, M.D. 12mo., cloth, pp. 180 gpp. Price 40 cts.

31. Ross' Health and Happiness,-(12mo, American Edition.) Hints and helps to health and happiness; or, long life and little physic. By JOEL H. ROSS, M.D. 12mo., cloth, pp. 325 mom. Price 60 cts.

32. The Senses [colored, 16mo. sq., R. T. S.]-The eye, the tongue, the hand, the ear, and the sense of smell. With beautifully colored illustrations. 16mo, cloth, square, pp. 5 x 30-150. Price 60 cts. (For plain, see old catalogue, No. 55, page 112.)

MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY.

(9.) Roth's Ling's Gymnastics,-(12mo. English_edition.)

The gymnastic free exercises of P. H. Ling. Arranged by H. ROTHSTEIN Translated, with additions, by M. ROTтH, M.D. A systematised course of gymnastics without apparatus for the development and strengthening of the body and improvement of the figure, adapted to the use of medical men teachers, military men and parents. With fifty-eight illustrations. 12mo. cloth, pp. 136 wdte gs. Price 54 cts.

(10.) Physical Training in Schools, (12mo. Canadian Edition) In a series of gymnastic exercises. Illustrated by upwards of one hundred engravings of the different positions of the gymnast. introductory sketch of the athletic games of antiquity. 12mo., paper, pp. 32 equc. Price 12 cts.

With an

American

(11.) The Science of Swimming,-(18mo. Edition.) As taught and practised in civilized and savage nations; with particular instructions to learners: also showing its importance in the preservation of health and life. Illustrated with engravings. By an experienced swimmer, 18mo., paper, pp. 36 fw. Price 9 cts.

[12.] Lankester's Food of Man,-[2 vols. in one, 18mo Eng. edition.] The vegetabie substances used for the food of man. By DR. LANKESTER, Two volumes in one; with illustrations. Knight's series. Cloth, pp. 248, 260-508, gcx. Price 45 cts.

[13.] The Hand,-(24mo. American edition) Its power

and adaptation; with illustrations, 24mo, pp. 96. Irts. cp. (No. 297. Price 15cts. [14.] The Eye,-[24mo. American edition.] Its beauty and adaptation; with illustrations, 24mo., pp. 88. Irts. cp. (No 298. Price 15 cts. [15.] The Tongue and Ear,-[24mo. American edition.] Their adaptation; two parts in one, with illustrations, 24mo., pp. 44. 49.-93 Irts. cp. (299.) Price 15 cts.

Price for No. (3) in paper covers fw. Price 15 cts.

TEMPERANCE, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, COFFEE, &c.

34. Youman's Alcohol [12mo, American edition]-Alcohol and the constitution of man; being a popular scientific account of the chemical history and properties of alcohol and its leading effects upon the healthy human constitution. Illustrated by a beautifully colored chemical chart By EDWARD J. YOUMANS. 12mo, cloth, pp. 127, dac, fw. Price 40 cts.

35. Carpenter's Temperance [12mo, English edition]-The physiology of temperance and total abstinence; being an examination into the effects of the excessive, moderate, and occasional use of alcoholic liquors on the healthy human system. By WILLIAM B. CARPENTER, M.D., F.R.S. 12mo, cloth, pp. 184, hgb. Price 52 cts.

36. Bushnan's Burton Beer [12mo, English edition]-Burton (England) and its bitter beer; with illustrations. By J. STEVENSON BUSHNAN, M.D. 12mo, paper, pp. 179, wsoc; price 20 cts.

Price for No. 34, in paper, 20 cts. No 35, in paper, 22 cts.

33. IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES.

PRICE FOR THE FIFTEEN $4,40.

(1.) Coale's Hints on Health,-(18mo. American Edition.)

With familiar instructions for the treatment and preservation of the skin, hair, teeth, eyes, &c. By WILLIAM EDWARD COALE, M.D. 18mo., cloth, pp. 207 psc. Price 48 cts.

(2.) Kitchiner's Invalid's Oracle,-(18mo. American

Edition.) Directions for prolonging life; or, the invalid's oracle, containing precepts pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels. By W. KITCHINER, M.D. Revised and improved. By T. S. BARRETT. 18mo., cloth, pp. 252 hb. Price 30 cts.

(3.) Combe's Physiology of Digestion (18mo. American. Edition.) Considered with relation to the principles of dietetics. By ANDREW COMBE, M.D. With illustrations. 18mo., cloth. pp. 287 hb. Price 30 cts.

(4.) Main's Hortus Dietetica, (18mo. English Edition.) Or, brief popular descriptions and practical directions for the cultivation of all plants useful as food to man, native as well as exotic. By C. MAIN, A.L.S. 18mo., cloth, pp. 180 wsoc. Price 60 cts.

(5.) Every Day Wonders,-(18mo. American Sunday School Union.) Or, facts in physiology which all should know. Illustrated. 18mo., half sheep, pp. 188. Price 26 cts. [For English edition of the above, sce No. 4, "Physiology and Health."]

(6.) Cornaro's Health and Long Life,--(18mo. English Edition.) Sure methods of attaining a long and healthful life, with the means of correcting a bad constitution. By LEWIS CORNARO. 16mo., cloth, pp. 124 shs. Price 62 cts.

(7.) Smith's Curiosities of Common Water,-(12mo. American Edition.) To which are added some rules for preserving health by a proper course of diet. By JOHN SMITH, C.M. With additions. By JOEL SHEW, M.D. 12mo., paper, pp. 92 fw. Price 15 cts.

(8.) Burdell's Teeth,-(12mo. American Edition.) Teeth; their structure, diseases and treatment. With numerous illustrative engravings. By JOHN BURDELL. 12mo., paper, pp. 72 fw Price 9 cts.

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[1] Temperance Volume [12mo, American Tract Society]

-Twenty-five select temperance tracts, by Dr. Bush, Rev. Dr. Edwards, Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, Professor Edgar (of Belfast), Rev. Dr. Humphrey, and others. With numerous illustrations. American Tract Society. 12mo, cloth, pp. 360. Price 55 cts.

[2] Sargent's Temperance Tales [12mo, American edition)-The temperance tales. By LUCIUS M. SARGENT. With numerous illustrations. Two volumes in one, 12mo, cloth, pp. 301, 332-633, jpjc. Price 80 cts.

[3] Wakeman's Mysterious Parchment [12mo, American edition)-The mysterious parchment, or the satanic license, dedicated to Maine Law progress. With an illustration. By the Rev' JOEL WAKEMAN, 12mo, cloth, pp. 323, jpjc. Price 62 cts,

[4] Ardent Spirits [24mo, American Tract Society]Ten dialogues on the effects of ardent spirits; and other books for children and youth. With numerous illustrations. American Tract Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 32, 32, 32, 32-128. Price 25 cts.

[5] Edward's Temperance Manual [24mo, American Tract Society)-The temperance manual. By Rev. JUSTIN EDWARDS, D.D. American Tract Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 90. Price 12 cts.

[6] Beecher on Intemperance [24mo, American Tract So

ciety)-Six sermons on the nature, occasions, signs, evils, and remedy of interperance. By LYMAN BEECHER, D.D. American Tract Society. 2imo, cloth, pp. 108. Price 12 cts.

[7] Temperance Boy [24mo, Massachusetts Sabbath School Society)-Benjamin, the temperance boy; written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 108. Price 20 cts.

[8] Temperance Girl [24mo, Massachusetts Sabbath

School Society)-Female Influence, or the temperance girl. By the author of "Widow of Monmouth," &c; written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 141. Price 23 cts.

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[10] But Once [21mo, Christian Knowledge Society]A temperance tale; with numerous illustrations London: Christian Knowledge Society. 24mio, cloth, pp. 176. Brice 35 cts.

[11] The Whirlpool [24mo, American edition]-A narra

tive showing the evils of intemperance. Edited by the Rev. D. P. KIDDER, A.M. With illustrations. 21mo, morocco back, pp 64, cp. (No.257.) Price 13 cts.

[12] Reese on Health and Temperance [24mo, American

edition)-Strictures on health, or temperance in all things; being an appeal to all who value health and long life. By D. M. REESE, M.D. 24mo, morocco, back, pp. 142, cp. (No, 115.) Price 19 cts.

38. TOBACCO AND COFFEE, &c. IN FIVE VOLUMES. PRICE FOR THE FIVE 70 CTS.

[1] Shew's Tobacco [12mo, American edition]-Its his

tory, nature, and effects on the body and mind; with the opinions of the Rev. Dr. Nott, L. N. Fowler, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Hon. Horace Greeley, Dr Jennings, O. S. Fowler, Dr. R. T. Trall, and others. By JOEL SHEW, M.D. 12mo, paper, pp. 116, fw. Price 20 cts.

[2] Alcott's Tobacco [24mo, American edition]-Its uses

and abuse. By JoпN BURDELL. author of the natural food of man. 24mo, paper, pp. 24, fu. Price 10 cts.

[3] The Use of Tobacco: Its physical, intellectual, and moral effects on the human system. By Dr. Wm. A. ALCOTT. 18mo, paper, pp. 88, fw. Price 10 cts.

[4] Alcott's Tea and Coffee [24mo, American edition]Tea and coffee; their physical, intellectual, and moral effects on the human system. By WM. A. ÁLCOTT. 2mo, paper, pp. 99, fw. Price 10 cts.

(5) Mullaly's Milk Trade (12mo, American edition]

The milk trade of New York and its vicinity. By JOHN MULLALY. With an introduction by R. T. TRALL, M.D. 12mo, paper, pp. 118, fw. Price 20 cts.

BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE.

39. Cooper's Surgical Dictionary [royal 8vo, American edition)-A dictionary of practical surgery; comprehending all the most interesting improvements, from the earliest times down to the present period; an account of the instruments and remedies employed in surgery; the etymology and signification of the principal terms, and numerous references to ancient and modern works, forming a catalogue of surgical literature, arranged according to subjects. By SAMUEL COOPER, senior surgeon to the University College Hospital. Revised and enlarged with numerous notes and additions, embracing all the principal improvements, and greater operations introduced and performed by American surgeons. Together with a supplementary index, in which the science of surgery is brought down to the present period; including all the recent improvements in Europe and America. By DAVID M. REESE, A M. Royal Svo, sheep, pp. 489, 506, appendix 170=1165, double columns, hb. Price $3,00.

40. Hooper's Medical Dictionary (royal 8vo, Am. edi.)--Lexicon Medicum, or medical dictionary; containing an explanation of the terms in anatomy, botany, chemistry, materia medica, inidwifery, mineralogy, pharmacy, physiology, practice of physic, surgery, and the various branches of natural philosophy, connected with medicine, selected, arranged, and compiled from the best authors. By ROBERT HOOPER, M.D. With additions from American authors on botany, chemistry, materia medica, mineralogy, &c. By S. A· KERBY, M.D. Two volumes in one, royal 8vo, sheep, pp. 472, 414-886, double columns, lb. Price $2,10.

41. Andrew's Domestic Surgery [imperial 8vo, English edition)-A cyclopedia of domestic medicine and surgery; being an alphabetical account of the various diseases incident to the human frame; with directions for their treatment, and for the more simple operations of surgery. Also, for administering the various substances used in medicine; for the regulation of diet and regimen. By THOMAS ANDREWS, M.D. With contributions of several members of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Illustrated with numerous engravings. Also with many plates of various poisonous plants, beautifully colored after nature. In one volume, imperial 8vo, cloth, pp. 692, double columns, bs. Price $3,75.

42. Thomson's Domestic Medicine [8vo, Eng, and Am. edi.]— A dictionary of domestic medicine and household surgery. By SPENCER THOMSON, M.D. Revised, with additions and illustrations, by HENRY H. SMITH, M.D. Svo, cloth, pp. 582, gs, lgc. Price of either edition, $1,40.

43. Griffith's Medical Botany [8vo, Am. edi.]-Medical botany; or descriptions of the more important plants used in medicine, with their history, properties and modes of administration. By R. EGLESFIELD GRIFFITH, M.D. With upwards of three hundred illustrations and a copious index. 8vo, cloth, pp. 701,7b. Price $1,15.

44. Bowman's Medical Chemistry [12mo, American edition]A practical handbook. By JoHN E. BOWMAN, M.D. 12mo, cloth, pp. 288, 16. Price 95 cts.

45. Pierce's Drugs and Medicines [12mo, Am. edi.]-Exami

nations of drugs, medicines, chemicals, &c., as to their purity and adulterations. By C. H. PIERCE, M.D. 12mo, cloth, pp. 264, jb. Price 84 cts.

46. Carpenter's Elements of Physiology (8vo, American edi

tion)-Elements of physiology, including physiological anatomy. By WM. B. CARPENTER, M.D., F.R.S. With two lithographic plates and one hundred and ninety illustrations. Royal 8vo, sheep, pp. 566, 16. Price $2,25.

47. Smith's Carpenter's Human Physiology (8vo, American edition)-Principles of human physiology, with their chief applications to psycology, pathology, therapeutics, hygiène, and forensic medicine. By WM. B. CARPENTER, M.D., F.R.S. With two lithographic plates and three hundred and fourteen illustrations on wood. Edited, with additions, by FRANCIS G. SMITH. Royal 8vo, sheep, pp. 1091, b. Price $3,65.

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48. Lavater's Physiognomy (8vo, English edition)-Essays physiognomy, designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind. Written by JoHN CASPAR LAVATER, and translated by THOMAS HOLCROFT ; to which are added one hundred physiological rules, a posthumous work by Mr. Lavater, and memoirs of the life of the author; with upwards of four hundred profiles and other engravings. Svo, cloth, pp. 128, 507-635, wtc. Price$ 2,25.

49. Lavater's Physiognomy (12mo, Eng. edi.)-Or the corresponding analogy between the conformation of the features and the ruling passions of the mind. Translated from the original work of J. C. Lavater. With seven illustrative plates. 12mo, cloth, pp. 336, wtc. Price 50 cts.

50. Redfield's Physiognomy (Svo, Am. edi.) - Comparative physiognomy, or resemblances between men and animals. By JAS. W. REDFIELD, M.D. Illustrated with three hundred and thirty engravings. 8vo cloth, pp. 334, jsr. Price $1,60.

BOTANY.

(Continued from page 113, of the Journal of Education for August, 1853.)

18. Balfour's Botany (12mo, English edition)-A manual of botany: being an introduction to the structure, physiology, and classification of plants; contributed to the "Encyclopedia Metropolitana." By JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR, M.D. Illustrated by numerous woodcuts, 12mo, cloth, pp. 642, rgc. Price $1,25.

19. Downing's Ladies' Gardening (12mo, American edition)Gardening for ladies, and companion to the flower garden. By Mrs. LOUDON. Edited by A. J. DOWNING, author of a treatise on landscape gardening, &c. 12mo, cloth, pp. 430, jw. Price 90 cts.

20. Lindley's Horticulture (12mo, Am. edi.)--The theory of horticulture, or an attempt to explain the principal operations of gardening upon physiological principles. By JOHN LINDLEY, Ph.D., F.R.S. With notes, by A. J. DOWNING. 12mo, cloth, pp. 361, jw. Price 60 cts.

21. Breck's Flower Garden (12mo, American edition)—Or Breck's book of flowers: in which are described all the various hardy herbaceous perennials, annuals, shrubby plants, and evergreen trees, desirable for ornamental purposes; with directions for their cultivatian. By JOSEPH BRECK. 12mo, cloth, pp. 336, jpjc. Price 63 cts.

22. Buist's Flower Garden Directory (12mo, American edition)-American flower garden directory; containing practical directions for the culture of plants in the flower-garden, hot-house, green-house, rooms, or parlor window, for every month in the year; with instructions for erecting hot-houses, green houses, &c., cultivation of the grape, &c. By ROBERT BUIST. 12mo, cloth, pp. 339, al to cms. Price 90 cts.

23. American Rose Culturist (12mo, American edition)— Being a practical treatise on the propagation, cultivation, and management of the rose in all seasons; with a list of approved varieties, adapted to the climate; to which is added full directions for the treatment of the dallia. Illustrated with engravings, 12mo, cloth, pp. 96, cms. Price 36 cts.

24. Pratt's Wild Flowers (2 vols., square, 18mo, Christian Knowledge Society)-By ANNIE PRATT. Illustrated with numerous colored engravings. London: Christian Knowledge Society. In two volumes, cloth, 18mo, square, pp. 190, 192-382. Price $3,50.

25. Pratt's Flowers and their Associations (2 vols., 18mo, English edition)-And the field, the garden, and the woodland. By Miss PRATT. Knight's series. In two volumes, cloth, pp. gcx. Price 45 cts.

26. John's Field Flowers (2 vols., 12mo, Christian Knowledge Society)-Flowers of the field. By the Rev. C. A. JOHNS, B.A. Illustrated with numerous illustrations. London: Christian Knowledge Society. In two volumes, 12mo, cloth, pp. 380, 273-653. Price $1,60.

27. Johns' Botanical Bambles (18mo, Christian Knowledge Society)-By the Rev. C. A. JOHNS, В.A. Illustrated with numerous engravings. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 18mo, cloth, pp. 187. Price

50 cts.

28. Cooke's English Forests (Svo, English edition)-English forests and forest trees-historical, legendary, and descriptive; with numerous illustrations. Svo, cloth, pp. 405, nc. Price $1,20. (See also Gardening, under the head of "Agriculture.")

MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY.

29. IN FOURTEEN VOLUMES. PRICE FOR THE FOURTEEN $3,40. (1) Linnæus and Jussieu (16mo, English edition)-Or, the rise and progress of systematic botany: a popular biography, with a historical introduction and sequel. 16mo, cloth, pp. 112, jup. Price 30 cts.

(2) List's Botany (18mo, American edition)—Outlines of botany: for the use of schools and private learners. By C, LIST. 18mo, half sheep, pp. 162, aks. tec. Price 26 cts.

(3) The Young Botanists (18mo, Religious Tract Society) With numerous illustrations. London: Religious Tract Society. 18mo. cloth, pp. 112. Price 20 cts.

(4) The Wonders of Vegetation (24mo, American Sabbath

School Union)-The seed, the leaf, the flower, the fruit, the grass. American Sunday School Union. Five parts in one, 24mo, half sheep, pp. 90, 50, 72, 88, 90 390. Price 38 cts.

(5) Taylor's Forest (24mo, Am. Edi.)-The forest, or rambles in the woodland. By JEFFREYS TAYLOR. Illustrated with engravings, 24mo, pp. 138, cp (No. 87). Price 19 cts.

(6) A Botanical Ladder (24mo, Religious Tract Society)— For the young. With numerous illustrations. London: Religious Tract Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 176. Price 30 cts.

(7) Cook's Trees, Fruits, and Flowers (24mo, American Tract Society)-Of the Bible, By Mrs HARRIET M. COOK. With numerous illustrations. American Tract Society. 24mo, pp. 120. Price 25 cts.

(8) The Palm Tribes (24mo, Religious Tract Society)—

And their varieties. London Religious Tract Society. pp. 192. Price 15 cts, (9) Wild Flowers (24mo, Religious Tract Society)-Of the year. London: Religious Tract Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 192. Price 15 cts

(10) The Garden Flowers [24mo, Religious Tract Society) -Of the year. London: Religious Tract Society. 24mo, cloth, pp. 192. Price

15 cts.

(11) Pratt's Green Fields (18mo, Christian Knowledge Society)-And their grasses. By ANNIE PRATT. With numerous illustrations. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 18mo, paper, pp. 96. Price 22 cts. (12) My Pet Flowers (18mo, Mass. S. S. U.)-The violet, sweet clover, blush rose, crimson dahlia, Chinese primrose, daffodil, polyanthus, yellow lily, balsam, white chrysanthemum, and sweet briar, rose, &c. Written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. 18mo. cloth, pp. 72 Price 15 cts,

(13) Johns' Gardening for Children (24mo, square, Eng. edition)-Edited by the Rev. C. A. JOHNS, B.A., F,L.S. With numerous illus trations. 24mo, cloth, square, pp, 182, gcx. Price 40 cts.

(14) Schoedler's Elements of Botany (12mo, Eng. edi.)Translated from the German, by HENRY MEDLOCK, F.C.S, Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. 12mo, cloth, pp, 90, rgc. Price 30 cts.

BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE.

30. Lindley's Vegetable Kingdom [8vo, Eng. edi.]-The vegetable kingdom; or the structure, classification, and rise of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. By JOHN LINDLEY, Ph.D., F.R.S. With upwards of five hundred illustrations; also with corrections and additional genera. 8vo, cloth, pp. 908, be, dac. Price $8,25.

31. Rhind's Vegetable Kingdom [royal, 8vo, Eng. edi.]—A history of the vegetable kingdom; embracing the physiology, classification, and culture of plants, with their various uses to man and the lower animals; and their application in the arts, manufactures, and domestic economy. By WM. RHIND, M.D. Illustrated by several hundred woodcuts, and twelve plates of beautiful steel engravings; royal, 8vo, cloth, pp. 711, bs. Price $4,00.

32. Gray's Northern Botany [12mo, Am. edi.]—A manual of botany of the northern United States; from New England to Wisconsin and south to Ohio, (Canada) and Pennsylvania inclusive. The mosses and liverworts, by WM. S. SULLIVANT, arranged according to the natural system; with an introduction, containing a reduction of the gencras to the Linnavan artificial classes and orders, outlines of the elements of botany, a glossary, &c. By ASA GRAY, M.D. 12mo, cloth, pp. 71, 710-781, jmc. Price $1,60.

33. Beck's Botany [12mo, Am. edi.]-Botany of the United States, north of Virginia (including Canada), comprising descriptions of the flowering and fernlike plants hitherto found in those States, arranged according to the natural system, with a synopsis of the genera, according to the Linnaan system, a sketch of the rudiments of botany, and a glossary of terms. By LEWIS C. BECK, M.D. 12mo, sheep, pp. 480, lb. Price $1,18.

34. Francis's English Flora [16mo, Eng. edi.]-The little English flora; or a botanical and popular account of all our common field flowers, with numerous woodcuts and fourteen engravings on steel of every species. By G, W. FRANCIS, F.L.S. 16mo, cloth, pp. 213, gs. Price $1,70. 35. British Sylva [12mo, Christian Knowledge Society]-The British sylva, and planter's and forester's manual. Illustrated with numerous engravings. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 12mo, cloth, pp. 203. Price 64 cts.

[For Medical Botany, see "Physiology and Health," No. 43.]

NATURAL PHENOMENA.

(Continued from the Journal of Education for August, 1853, page 115.)

12. Humboldt's Views of Nature,-(12mo. English Edition.) Or contemplations on the sublime phenomena of Creation. With scientific illustrations. By ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. Translated from the German. By E. C. OTTE, and HENRY G, BOHN. With a beautiful colored view of Chimborazo and the valley below, from a sketch by the author-A fac-simile of his hand-writing, and a comprehensive index. 12mo., cloth, pp. 452. hgb. Price $1,00,

13. Oersted's Soul in Nature,-(12mo. English Edition.) With supplementary contributions. By HANS CHRISTIAN OERSTED. Translated from the German. By LEONORA, and JOANNA B. HORNER. With a bust portrait of the author, and a sketch of his life. 12mo., cloth, pp. 465. hgb. Price $1,00.

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14. Hitchcock's Phenomena in the Four Seasons [12mo, Eng. edition]-Lectures on the peculiar phenomena in the the four seasons. The resurrection of spring: II The triumphal arch of summer; III. Euthanasia of autumn; IV. The coronation of winter. By the Rev. EDWARD HITCHCOCK, D.D., LL.D. 12mo, cloth, pp. 152, we, rgc; price 30 cts. (See "Physical Science," Nos. 39, 40, and 41.)

15. Bell on the Hand,--(12mo. American Edition.) Its mechanism and vital endowments, as evincing design. Being one of the Bridgewater treatises. By Sir CHARLES BELL, K.G.H. 12mo., cloth, pp. 213. hb. Price 48 cts.

16. Slack's Beautiful,-(16mo. American Edition.)

The

ministry of the beautiful in a series of conversations. By HENRY JAMES SLACK, F.G.S. 16mo., cloth, pp. 255. ah to pmm. Price 36 cts.

17. Osborne's World of Waters,—(16mo. American Edition.) Or a peaceful progress o'er the unpathed sea. By Mrs. DAVID OSBORNE. With numerous illustrations. 16mo., cloth, pp. 363. rcb. Price 60 cts.

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(1) The Face of the Earth (16mo, square)-The moun

tain, the valley, the prairie, the island, and the desert. Illustrated with numerous beautifully coloured engravings, 16mo, square, cloth, pp. 5 x 32=160. Price 60 cts. (For Plain, see No. 9 of old Catalogue, page 114.)

(2) The Waters of the Earth (16mo, square)-The dewdrop, the spring, the lake, the river, and the sea. Illustrated with beautifully coloured engravings. 16mo, square, cloth, pp. 160. Price 60 cts. (For Plain, see No. 9 of old Catalogue, page 115.)

(3) The Wonders of the Waters (16mo)-The animalcules, coral makers, the sea star, the lobster, and the fish. Illustrated with beautifully coloured engravings, 16mo, cloth. pp. 5 x 30=150. Price 60 cts. (For Plain, see No. 9, old catalogue, page 114.

MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY.

19. No. I. IN TWELVE VOLS.

PRICE FOR THE TWELVE $3.70.

(1) Pratt's Sea Coast,-(16mo. Xtn. K. S.) Chapters on the common things of the sea coast. By ANNIE PRATT. With numerous illustrations. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 16mo., cloth, pp. 345. Price 85 cts.

(2) Wonders of the Deep,- (18mo. A. P. E S.) Or,

two months at the sea shore. By a lady. With numerous illustration Á American Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union. 18mo., Morocco back, pp. 116. Price 26 cts.

(3) Wright's Ocean Work,-(24mo. English Edition.)

Occan work, ancient and modern; or evenings on sea and land. By J. HALL WRIGHT, Surgeon. With two steal engravings. 24mo., cloth, pp. 168. wte. Price 28 cts.

(4) Volcanoes,-(24mo. Religious Tract Society.) Their history, phenomena, and causes. London: Religious Tract Society. 24mo., cloth, pp. 192. Price 15 cts.

[5] Six Day's Wonders,-[18mo. American Sunday School Union,] The six days wonders; or the world as it was and is. 18mo., cloth, pp. 299. American Sunday School Union. Price 36 cts.

(6) Peeps at Nature,-(18mo. American Edition.) Or, God's work, and man's wants. Revised by D. P. KIDDER With illustrations. In a series of attractive sketches. 18mo., cloth, pp. 12x10=180. cp. Price 45 cts.

(7) Nature's Wonders,-(18mo. American Edition.) Or, God's care over all his works. Revised by D. P. KIDDER. With illustrations 18mo, cloth, pp 226. cp. (No. 481.) Price 25 cts.

(8) Nelson's Conversations,-(32mo. English Edition.) Winter evening conversations on the works of God. 32mo., cloth, pp. 158. tns. Price 22 cts.

(9) Man and Nature,-(18mo., square. English Edition,) The tropics and the poles. Illustrated. With ten elegant engravings. 18mo, square, fancy covers, pp. 120. ryce. ahvc. Price 22 cts.

(10) The Land Creation,-18mo., square. English Edition.) From the monster to the monad. Illustrated with thirteen engravings. 18mo, square, fancy covers, pp. 120. rycc. ahvc. Price 22 cts.

(11) The Two Creations,-(18mo., square. English Edition.) Nature and art. Illustrated with eighteen elegant engravings. 18mo, square, fancy covers, pp. 120. ryce ahve. Price 22 cts.

(12) Seas, Ships, and Adventures,-(18mo., square. English Edition.) Being sketches and pictures for youthful instruction and amusement. Illustrated with fifteen elegant engravings. 18mo., square, fancy covers, pp. 120. rycc. ahvc. Price 22 cts.

20. NO. II. IN TWELVE VOLS. PRICE FOR THE TWELVE $3.20. (1) Knowledge of Nature,-(18mo. American Sunday School Union.) An easy introduction to the knowledge of nature, adapted to the capacity of children. With illustrations. American Sunday School Union. 1smo., boards, pp. 157. Price 25 cts.

(2) The World and its Wonders,-(18mo. American Edi

tion.) Or a peep into the works of nature and art. Illustrated with numerous engravings. 18mo., square, cloth, pp. 158. walc. sb. Price 30 cts.

(3) Glimpses of the Wonderful,- (18mo. American Edition.) A series of instructive sketches for the young. Illustrated with numerous engravings. 16mo.. square, cloth, pp. 156. jjlgs. sb. Price 30 cts. (4) Wright's Ocean Work (24mo, Am. Edi.)-The same as No. 3 in the preceding series. Without the engravings. 24mo., cloth or sheep, pp, 168. dac. Price 25 cts,

(5) Peeps at Nature,-(24mo. Religious Tract Society.) Or, God's works, and man's wants. With illustrations. London: Religious Tract Society. 24mo., cloth, pp. 194. Price 32 cts.

(6) Curiosities and Wonders,-(24mo. English Edition.) Of nature and art. A book of entertaining knowledge. With numerous illustrations. 24mo., cloth, pp. 255. tns. Price 28 cts.

(7) Sherwood's Wonders,-(24mo. English Edition.) The story book of wonders in nature and art. By Mrs. SHERWOOD. With numerous illustrations. 24mo., cloth, pp. 136. tns: Price 23 cts.

(8) Light and Shadow,-(24mo, Christian Knowledge Society.) The wonders of light and shadow. With illustrations. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 24mo., square, cloth, pp. 106. Price 32 cts.

(9) The Snow Storm,-(24mo., square. Christian Know

ledge Society.) Or an account of the nature, properties, dangers, and uses of snow, in various parts of the world. London: Christian Knowledge Society. 24mo., square, cloth, pp. 116. Price 37 cts.

(10) Burton's Scenery Shower,-(16mo. American Edition.) With wood paintings of the picturesque, and the grand in nature. By WARREN BURTON 16mo., cloth, pp. 119. wdte. Price 30 cts.

(11) Tocque's Mighty Deep,-(18mo. American Edition.)

The mighty deep, and its phenomena. By PHILIP TOCQUE. Edited by the
Rev. DANIEL P. KIDDER, A.M. 18mo. Morocco back, pp. 88. cp. (No. 530.)
Price 15 ets

.(12) Taylor's Ball on Which we Live, [18mo. Am.
Edition.] Glances at the ball on which we live. By Miss EMILY TAYLOR.
With numerous illustrations. Revised by the Rev. DANIEL P. KIDDER.
A.M. 18mo., Morocco back, pp. 112. cp. (No. 880.) Price 17 cts.

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[1] Knowledge of Nature,-[24mo. American Sunday School Union.] An easy introduction to the knowledge of nature. Adapted to to the capacity of children. With numerous illustrations. American Sunday School Union. 24mo., cloth, pp. 167. Price 22 cts.

[2] The Ocean,-[24mo. American Edition.] A descrip

tion of wonders, and important products of the sea. With illustrations. 24mo., pp. 112. cp. (No. 75.) Price 17 cts.

[3] The Desert,-[24mo. American Edition.]-And its phenomena. With illustrations. 24mo. pp. 67. cp. (No. 389.) Price 14 cts. [4] The River and Sea,-[24mo. Am. Edition.] Their

uses and phenomena. With illustrations. Two parts in one. 24mo., pp. 40, 36-76. cp. (No. 390.) Price 14 cts.

[5] The Mountain and Valley,-[24mo. American Edition.] Their beauty and importance. With illustrations. Two parts in one. 24mo., pp. 38, 35-73. ep. (No. 391.) Price 13 cts.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE.

(Continued from page 116, of the Journal of Education for August, 1853.) ASTRONOMY

18. Norton's Astronomy, (8vo. Am. edi.)-An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: In four Parts. Containing a Systematic and Comprehensive Exposition of the Theory, and the more important Practical Problems; with Solar, Lunar and other Astronomical Tables. Designed for use as a Text-Book in Colleges and the Higher Acadamies. BY WILLIAM A. NORTON, A. M.. Corrected, Improved and Enlarged, 8vo. sheep, pp. 382, 112-494 ju. Price $1,45.

19. Olmsted's Astronomy (12mo. Am. edi.)-A Compendium of Astronomy, containing the Elements of the Science, familiarly explained and illustrated, with the Latest Discoveries, adapted to the use of Schools and Families, and of the General Reader. With Illustrations. Br DENISON OLMSTED, A.M. 12mo. cloth, pp. 284 rbc. Price 58 cts.

20. Olmsted's Heavens, (12mo. Eng. edi.)-The Mechanism of the Heavens; or Familiar Illustrations of Astronomy. With Historical and Biographical Sketches, with side indices and numerous illustrations. Br DENISON OLMSTED, LL.D. 12mo. cloth, pp. 399, tns. Price 195 cts.

21. Mitchell's Heavenly Orbs (12mo. Eng. edi.)-The Orbs of Heaven, or the Planetary and Stellar Worlds. A popular exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern Astronomy. BY O. M. MITCHELL, A.M. Illustrated with numerous Engravings, 12mo. cloth, pp. 304 nc.Price 60 cts.

22. Mitchell's Discoveries in Astronomy [16mo, Eng. edi.]

The planetary and solar worlds. an exposition of the discoveries and theories of modern astronomy. By Professor O. M. MITCHELL. With numerous lithographic illustrations, printed in blue. 16mo, cloth, pp. 290, tns; price 45 cts. 23. (1] Hind's Solar System (12mo. Am. edi.)—The Solar System, a descriptive Treatise upon the Sun, Moon and Planets, including an account of the Recent Discoveries. BY J. RUSSELL HIND. F.R.A.S. 12mo. cloth, pp. 198, gpp. Priee 40 cts.

(2) Hind's Illustrated Astronomy (post 8vo. Eng.edi.)-The Illustrated London Astronomy, for the use of Schools and Students. BY J. R. HIND, F.R.A.S. With numerous illustrative Drawings and Diagrams.12mo. cloth pp. 99 nc; price 45 cts. Price for the two volumes 95 cts. 24. Moseley's Astronomy (Post 8vo. Eng. edi.)-Lectures on Astronomy, delivered at Kings College, London. BY THE REV. H. MOSELEY. M.A., F.R.S. 12mo. cloth, pp. 216, jwp. (pc.) Price 85 cts.

25. Whewell's Astronomy [12mo, Eng. edi.]- Bridgewater Treatise on Astronomy and general Physics, considered in reference to NatWith a steel porural Theology. By the Rev. WILLIAM WHEWELL, DD. trait of FRANCIS EARL of Bridge water. 12mo, cloth, pp, 328, hgb. Price 70cts 26. Whewell's Astronomy (24mo. Am. edi.) (Bridgewater Treatise)-Astronomy and General Physics. Considered with reference to Natural Theology. BY THE REV. WILLIAM WHEWELL, D.D. 24mo. cloth, without portrait, pp. 236 hb. Price. 40 cts.

27. Herschell's Astronomy [fep, 8vo, Eng. edi.]-A Treatise on Astronomy, contributed to the "Cabinet Cyclopedia." By Sir JOHN HERSCHELL, Bart., foolscap, 8vo, cloth, pp, le. Price 70 cts.

28. Nichol's System of the World (12mo. Am. edi.)-Thoughts on some important points relating to the System of the World. Illustrated with fourteen lithographic Astronomical Plates. BY J, P. NICHOLS, LL.D., 12mo. cloth, pp. XIV, 261-275 jmc. Price $1,40.

29. Winslow's Views of the Universe (16mo. Am. edi.)— Cosmography; or Philosophical Views of the Universe. BY CHARLES F. WINSLOW. M.D., In two parts, 16mo. cloth, pp, 174, cnc. Price 50 cts.

30. Christmas' Echoes of the Universe (12mo. Am. edi.)— Echoes of the Universe: from the World of Matter and the World of Spirits. BY THE REV. HENRY CHRISTMAS, M.A., F.R,S., F.S.A. 12mo. cloth pp. 268, ah. Price $1,05.

31. Tomlinson's Recreations, Astronomy [ mo, Eng. edi.]— Recreations in Astronomy. By the Rev. LEWIS TOMLINSON, M. A., 1ilustrated with numerous wood cuts. -mo, cloth, pp, jwp. Price 90 cts. 32. Chalmers' Astronomical Discourses (12mo. Am. edi.)—

Discourses on the Christian Revelation viewed in connection with the Modern Astronomy. To which are added Discourses Illustrative of the connec tion between Theology and General Science. BY THOMAS CHALMERS, D.D. and L.L.D., 12mo. cloth, pp. 358 rcb. Price 48 cts.

PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE.

33. Chalmers' Adaptation of External Nature (12mo. Eng. edi.)-(Bridgwater Treatise)-On the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God, as manifested in the adaptation of External Nature to the moral and Intellectual Constitution of man. BY THOMAS CHALMERS, D.D. LL.D., With the Author's Last Corrections. To which is added a Biographical Preface.BY THE REV. JOHN CUMMING, D.D., 12mo cloth pp. xlii, 438-480 hgb.Price $1,00.

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