16.
THE ESCULENT FUNGUSES OF ENGLAND;
A treatise on their Classical History, Uses, Characters, Development, Structure, Nutritious Properties,
Mode of Cooking, Preserving, &c,
By the REV. CHARLES D. BAD HAM, M.D.
" We lately noticed the beautiful fasciculi of Mrs. Husscy, illustrative of what is useful and interesting in the neglected class of Fnngnls.
The present work, which owes the greater part of its figures to the same exquisite pencil, and some portion of the information it contains
to the experience of Mrs. Husscy, will be acceptable cither as an appendage to the Illustrations, or as containing in itself a mass
of entertaining and valuable matter. It is scarcely possible that two works so beautifully illustrated, written with such evident interest
in the subject, and in such a lively manner, should fail to draw attention to the objects they describe; and the matter is in general so
judiciously handled, that, with any ordinary precaution, there will be no danger of mistakes being made. The common Mushrooom is in
some years extremely scarce, but there arc many species abounding in our woods and meadows which may be substituted with safety;
and some, which, though usually rejected, arc in many respects superior. The work of M. Roquet has had the effect at Paris of removing
much prejudice on the subject; and wc hope that many a group of Fungi, which would hitherto have been trampled under foot, will
now, in consequence of the labours of -Mrs. Husscy and Dr. Badbam, be duly honoured."—Gardeners' Chronicle.
" There is no reason why wc shotdd eschew frogs and relish turtle; still less is there for our eating one or two of the numerous edible
Funguses which our island produces and condemning all the rest. To draw attention to this fact and to supply an accurate account with a
correct delineation of the cscidcnt species of this family in Great Britain are the objects of the book before us; such a work was a desideratum
in this country. The majority of those which grow in our meadows and on the decaying wood of our orchards and forests arc
unfit for food,—and the value of Dr. Badham's book consists in the fact that it enables us to distinguish from these such as may be eaten
with impunity."—Jtlientemn.
1*1, In one handsomely illustrated volume, super-royal octavo. Price 11. Is. coloured.
17.
TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF BRAZIL;
Principally through the Northern Provinces and the Gold and Diamond Districts, during the years
1836-1841.
By GEORGE GARDNER, F.L.S.,
Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens of Ceylon.
"This volume is from the pen of an able naturalist, whose heart is in his occupation. Mr. Gardner was educated for the professions of
medicine and surgery; and to his knowledge in these respects he was indebted during his travels for many advantages,—perhaps even for
their successful result. Unlike most other travellers, he was not satisfied with the mere exploration of the coasts of the vast Brazilian
empire; hut plunged into the interior as far to the west as the tributaries of the Amazon, 1 and from near the equator to the 2llrd degree
of south latitude' A range so wide required three years to be traversed,—independently of the time passed in researches on the coasts
The author's peculiar object was Natural History,—under its forms of geology, the animal kingdom, and botany; but, fortunately, he has
not confined himself to the physical department. What he terms 'cursory remarks on the character, habits, and condition of the different
races, whether indigenous or otherwise,' will be read with interest. Some of the regions which he visited have seldom been trodden by
Europeans—never by Englishmen; so that his observations derive value from the novelty of the matters to which they relate. But the
most interesting parts of the volume before us relate to man. How this vast empire subsists from day to day is a marvel.''—Athenieum.
" Mr. Gardner, occupied with his dntics as Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens- of Ceylon, has been tardy in giving the world the
history of his travels in Brazil; but in their long course he enriched our Flora with many a valuable addition, and enlarged the boundaries
of botanic science by enterprise, skill, ami industry, rarely surpassed by any individual devotee. For these exertions the country has to thank
him; and his book is worthily dedicated to Sir Win. Hooker, who can show, m the Royal Gardens of Kcw, most of the numerous specimens
sent by the author from Brazil and acclimated in England."—Literary Gazette.
" Right welcome is a book of veritable travels in a couutry previously unexplored, and slQl more by one who combines with the power
of a pleasant writer much knowledge of the science, and that passionate devotion to natural history which incites to adventure. In the
course of his extensive journeyings, Mr. Gardner was much among the people, and enjoyed peculiar facilities for observing their habits,
manners, and minds; the notes, he tells ns, were Written, for the most part, at the places described during his intervals of rest, and
these arc to be detected in a moment by their more graphic descriptions and energetic mauncr."—Critic.
"From the time of the anomalous law of the Jesuits to the present, the district between the Rio dc la Plata and the Amazons lias
been traversed by travellers of no secondary qualifications, yet the author of the above work has found it almost new ground. Mr.
Gardner's volume, bearing the inimitable impress of candour and good faith, as of the competency of the author for the task he
undertook, is not more valuable to the man of science than interesting to the general reader."—Ecclesiastical Review.
"The narrative of his varied adventures forms not only to the enthusiastic botanist, but to the general reader, an cxccedinely
entertaining and also instructive book, from the new view which it gives of the society of Brazil—particularly in its less known provinces. . .
Those who select entertaining reading for young persons,—which, at the same time, gives, or insinuates, useful information,—will find
much admirable material iu this volume. Nowhere arc more diverting tame monkeys, or such enormous boa-constrictors to lie heard of.
. . . One of the most attractive sertions of the volume is an account of, and expedition to, the Diamond District, and the manner of
working the mines and diamond washing." Toil's Eilhihui-qh Magazine.
"When camping out on the mountain-top or in the wilderness; roughing it in his long journeys through the interior, observing the
very singular mode of life there presented to Ids notice; describing the curious characters that fell under his observation, or giving an account
of more tangible things, as the nature of the diseases, the arts or substitutes for arts of the people, and the natural productions of the
country—these Travels in the Interior of Brazil arc full of attraction. The book, like the country it describes, is full of new matter."—
Spectator.
* t * In one tldck volume octavo, with a Map of the Author's Route, and View of the Organ Mountains.
Price 18s. cloth.
18.
CONCHYLIA DITHYRA [NSULARUM BRITANNICARUM.
The Bivalve Shells of the British Isles, systematically arranged.
By WILLIAM TURTON, M.D.,
Re-printed verbatim from the original edition.
The illustrations, printed from the original copper-plates, are distinguished for their accuracy and minute detail.
* * • Large paper. 328 pp., 20 coloured plates, price 21.10s.
19.
CONCIIOLOGIA SYSTEMATICA;
OR,
Complete System of Conehology, in which the LEPADES and MOLLUSCA are described and classified according
to their natural organization and habits, illustrated with 300 plates of upwardsof 1,500 figures of Shells.
By LOVELL REEVE, F.L.S.,
"The text is both interesting and instructive; many of the plates have appeared before iu Mr. Sowcrby's works, but from the great
expense of collecting them, and the miscellaneous manner of their publication, many persons will no duiiM _''.:d!_\ avail themselves of this
select and classified portion, which also contains man) original BgOTBS." ¿ftfoOM.
%* In two quarto volumes, cloth, price 101. coloured; 61. plain.
2 0 .
THE CONCHOLOGIST'S NOMENCLÁTOR;
OR,
Catalogue of recent species of Shells, with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where
figured or described.
By AGNES CATLOW, assisted by LOVELL REEVE, F.L.S.
A Catalogue of three hundred and twenty closely printed pages, serving as a Register of all the known species.
*„,* In sheets for labels, 20s. Cloth, 21s. Half-bound in calf, cloth sides, interleaved with blank pages for
remarks, 25s.