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ART. XXIII. Plantes et Arbustes d'agrément, &c. i. e. Ornamental
Plants and Shrubs, engraven and coloured after Nature; with
Directions for their Culture. Numbers 3 and 4. 8vo. Win-
terthour. 1794. London, De Boffe. Price
THE favourable reception given to the first and fecond
numbers of this elegant work has encouraged those who
are concerned in it to proceed, and to offer to the public two
more numbers, which they deem equal, and even fuperior, to
the preceding, in refpect both of the felection of plants and of
the engraving.

In a few introductory paragraphs to No. 3, fome useful (though
well-known) directions are inferted, concerning the immediate
treatment neceffary to preferve plants which have been received
from a distance, and which are confequently in a weak ftate,
from having been long out of the ground; and a well-
founded caution is added respecting the weather most favourable
for taking plants out of a green-houfe in the fpring. This
fhould be performed on a mild rainy day, when the gentle
fhowers will cleanse and refresh the fhrubs, and when they will
not be injured by the ftrong rays of the fun, which their tender-
nefs arifing from their winter's confinement prevents their being
at first able to bear. Evergreens, particularly, fhould be placed
in a fhady fituation, and familiarized to the heat of the fun by
degrees.

fen plants occur in thefe numbers, viz. the imbricated diof-
ma; the curled lilly; the fea-green kalmia; the night-flowering
Egyptian marygold; the heliotrope of Peru; the nightly bas-
tard jafinine; the Media, or Virginian primrose; the melia, or
bead-tree; the mofs-rofe; and the rofe fcented geranium.

The defcriptions give the Latin, French, and English names,
the clafs, order, generic and specific characters, the place whence
first obtained, the qualities, mode of culture and propagation,
&c. of each plant.-The work certainly feems to merit the en-
couragement of thofe who are fond of green-house flowers,
particularly ladies, either theoretically or practically; and the
plates form good patterns for thofe who amufe themfelves with
delineating vegetable beauties. The plant itself, indeed, may
in this cafe be the best model, but may not be at every person's
command.

Ten numbers are to form a volume, with an Index, No
intimation is given of the intended extent of the work.

in giving the English name, it is in this work wrongly printed
bend tree.

To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume.

N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, fee the
Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume.

A

AIR, experiments on the gene-
ration of, from water, 380.
Airs, different, experiments rela-
tive to, 118, 301.
Alexander the Great, his charac
ter weighed in the balance
against that of a good man, and
found wanting, 498.
America, circumftances of the late
war between that country and
Gr. Brit. 55. Surprising re-
treat of the Americans from
Long Island defcribed, 58.
Battle at the Cowpens defcrib.
ed, 60. American Red Book,
338. Philofophic Society of,
their tranfactions, vol. iii, 568.
Progress of population in that
country, 572.
Animation, vegetable, facts ref-

pecting the irritability of, 5.
Arithmetic, improvement in the
art of teaching, by a Dutch
writer, 520.

Artois, Comte d', his high attach-
ment to unlimited monarchy,
482.

Affociation at the Crown and An-

chor attacked and vindicat-
ed, 83.
Auguftus, the Roman Emp. his
queflionable character, 566.
Aurora Borealis, remarkable one,
obferved in North America,573
B

Ballintubber and Buryfhool, Ire-
land, noble ruins of Abbies

there, 395.
Barbour, John, an ancient Scottish
writer, account of, 432. Spe-

cimens of his poetry, 433.
Barton, Mr. his obf. on the pro-
bability of the duration of hu-
man life, and the progress of
population, in the United States
of America, 572.

Dr. his account of the
means of preventing the dele-
terious confequences of the bite
of the rattle fnake, 575.
Berington, Rev. Mr. heavy
charges against, by zealots of
the Roman Catholic perfua-
fion, 474.
Bilborough, Mr. his verfes to Dr.

Darwin, on his Zoonomia, 13.
Briot, M. his ideas refpecting
the origin of the war between
England and France, 455.
British Empire, too far extended
to be well governed, 430.

Conftitution, not the refult
of fyftem, 449 Striking re-

marks on, 499.
Brunfwic, Duke of, out-wits the
French, at the time of his me-
morable retreat from the coun-
try of the latter, 230. Account
of his late campaign, 525.
Brutus, Marcus, character of,425.
Burke, Mr. his family hiftory, go.

Not bred a papift, ib. How far
to be confidered as the author of
the prefent war, ib. His political
conduct discussed, 91. At-
tacked, 96,

C

Canal, for the junction of the Se-
vern and the Thames, de-
fcribed, 363.
Caffel, in Germany, defcribed,

122.

122. Large library there, ib.
Valuable mufeum, ib.
Cato, his character, 423.
Celtes, the primeval inhabitants of
Ireland, a timid and unwarlike
race, 392. Their mode of for
tification, &c. ib. Their my-
thology (and themselves too)
derived from Scythia, 257.
Cicero, his great character, 423.
Chauffard, M. his account of the
duplicity of the French, in their
conduct toward the Netherland-
ers, 5c6. His notable con-
ference and quarrel with Du-
mouriez, 518.

Christianity the perfection of na-
tural religion, 48. Intolerance
unhappily introduced into it, 50.
Syftem of, defended against T.
Paine, 339, 342. Excellency
of, from the Prench of M. Be-
nard, 348. Not adverfe to
true Patriotism, 499,
Companies, mercantile, their ex-
clufive principle detrimental to
industry, and to themfelves,298.
Conic Sections, rife and progrefs
of, 385.

Conftitution Françoife, plan for,
found among the papers of M.
Pellenc, 481.
Corporations, impediments to in-
dustry, 298. See also Companies.
CORRESPONDENCE with the
Reviewers, viz. Mr. D'ISRA-
ELI, concerning Mrs. Macau-
lay, 117. MEDICUS on airs,
and the decompofition of water,
118. ANONYMOUS, on the
treaty of Pilnitz, 119. Mr.
DIGGES, on the books that
have appeared against the er-
rors of the church of Rome,
120. CLERICUs, on reprint-
ing the early volumes of the
Monthly Review, ib.

CAN-

DOU, rel. to the treaty of Pil-
nitz, 240. SAINTFORT, ad-
vising a translation of Scheyers
on Hydraulics, 360. 480. Mr.
HESSE Complaining of injuf

tice, ib. A. Z. concerning the
authenticity of St. Juft's re-
port, 479. Mr. Heffe anfwer-
ed, 480. A friend to the Abbé
Gaultier, on the Abbé's in-
vention of the "Rational and
Moral Game," ib. A friend,
concerning British Synonomy,ib.
Croup, obfervations on the nature
and treatment of that difeafe,
461.

D

Daniel, his vifions explained, 38.
Darwin, Dr. verfes to, in com-

mendation of his Zoonomia,13.
David, K. of Ifrael, in what to
be confidered as the man after
God's heart, 530.

Death, the agonies of, ought to
be leffened as much as poffible,
by medical affiftance, 568.
Deiman, M. his differtation on
mathematical ftudies, 564.
Difsafes, philofophic arrangement
of, 10.

Dunbrody abbey, ruins of, defcri-
bed, 395.

Dunkirk, particulars of the history
and memorable fiege of, in the
time of Lewis XIV. 229.

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Fayette, Marquis de, his coolness
in the cause of the French re-
volution, 317. His imprison-
ment by the Germans very
unaccountable, 318. His ac-
quiefcence in a proposed new
French Conftitution, 482.
Fever, yellow, of Philadelphia,

Dr. Rufh's account of, 161.
Caufe of affigned, 162. Ex-
treme virulence of the virus, ib.
Different methods of treatment,
166.

in the East Indies, treat-
ment of by the British phy-
ficians, 188, &c.

, Jamaica fever, causes, na-
ture, and hiftory of, 439. Cure
of, 440.
France, ftate of in May 1794, as
given by the Comte de Mont-
gaillard, 72. Account contro-
verted, 137. Domeftic anec-
dotes of the French na-
tion, 153. Remarks, &c. by
Petion, 198. Report by St. Just,
of enormous expences on ac-
count of the neutral powers,
204. Political relations between
the French and the Swifs dif-
cuffed, 287. More than 250,000
men faid to have fallen by the
civil war in La Vendée, 335.
Eftimate of the No. of troops
employed in defence of the Con-
ventional Government, 414.
Equipment and maintenance of,
416. Plan for a peace with,
447. Briffot's opinion of the
leading principle of the war,
455. Aftonishing amount of
the French affignats now in cir-
culation, 476. Conftitution pro-
pofed for, 482. Plan for a new
eftablishment of the clergy,491.
Great confequences to be ap-
prehended from the event of the
French war, 494. The de-

ftruction of the French monar-
chy owing to the badness of
the Government, and the pro-
fligacy of the Great,537.Hifto-

ry of the Revolution published in
Holland, 546. National Af-
fembly, the measures of, de-
fended, 548. France fincerely
defirous of peace with Eng-
land, 549.

Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, his re-

markable anecdote in favour of
induftry, 296. Papers left by
him published in the tranfactions.
of the American Society, 569.
French, their afbitrary behaviour
toward the Genevese, 580.
Friendship, just observation and
good advice relative to, 53..
G

Gallicifms, or French idioms, obf.
on, 560. Inftances, ib.
Gardenflone, Lord, his converfation
with M. Lavater, 194. Re-
marks on the route from Ratif-
bon and Munich, 195. Ac-
count of a fingular fect, called
"The Illuminated," ib.
Generation, animal, curious fyftem
of, 11.

of air from water, ex-
periments relative to, 380.
Geneva, observations on the late
revolution there, 578.

Grofe, Captain, his arrival at Dub-

lin, in order to accomplish his
plan for writing the Antiquities
of Ireland, 391 Prevented, by
death, from profecuting the
work, ib. His pleafing and wor-
thy character, ib. The defign
carried on by Mr. Ledwich, ib.
His place of interment, and en-
comium on him, 396.

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History of Dunkirk, 229.

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of the principal rivers of
Great Britain, 361.

of the rile and progrefs
of Conic Sections, 385.

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472.

of Robt. Bruce, 441.
of the Campaign, 1794,

of the revolution in the
Netherlands, 506.
Hopkinfon, Mr. See Lightning.
Horace, advantageous character
of, as a Man, 426.

Hudibras, the first and laft poem of
its kind, 170. Nash's edition of,
commended, ib.

Hunter, John, lift of his anato-
mical and other labours, 178.
One of the most induftrious of

men, 180. His perfonal ap-

pearance, ib.

Hurdis, Mr. his pathetic poem on
the death of his filler, 312. His
elegant verfes to a lady who
drew the pins from her bonnet
in a thunder ftorm, 315.
I and J
Jacob, his wrestling with God
explained, 35.
Jenyns, Soame, his character,428.
His works collected, ib.
Illuminated, a very fingular fect,
in Germany, &c. fhort account
of, 195.
Indies,Eaft,religious circumftances
of, 181. British Government
and trade, 182. Mocurrery
fyftem, 184. Difeafes, and their
medical treatment, 187. Com-
mercial advantages of, to Gr.
Brit. greatly inferior to thofe
arifing from our West Indian
trade, 307:
Debates at the

Eaft India House, 329.
Indies, Weft, trade and manufac-

how

tures of, 60. Sugar cane,
cultivated, 64.
How manu-
factured, 65. Cotton, vaft im-
portance of, in a commercial
view, 67. Indigo, curious ac.
count of, ib. Coffee, ib. Co-
coa, 69. Pimento, defcribed

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as one of the most elegant pro-
ductions of nature, ib. Remark.
able fingularity in the natural
hiftory of, ib. Great value of
a pimento plantation,
Ginger, ib. Commercial efti-
mates of the value of the West
Indian Iflands to Great Britain,
306. Comparative view of the
Trade of the Eaft and Welt

Indies, 307. The balance
greatly in favour of our intereft
in the latter, and the confequent
impolicy and cruelty of laying
fevere reftrictions on it, 309.
Infine, animal, philofophical ob-
Infurre&tions,national,difpaffionate-
fervations on, 5-
ly confidered, 547. Different
characters of infurrection, ib.
Intolerance, religious impolicy and
injustice of, 50.

Job, book of, tranflated into
Dutch, by Prof. Schultens,521.
Good obfervations on the cafe
and story of Job, 522.
Johnfon, Dr. Sam. his verfes on
an extravagant young heir,248.
Ireland, inquiry into the beft
Jones, Dr. See Lightning.

means of employing the poor
of that country, 291. Account
of the antiquities of, begun by
Capt. Grofe, and profecuted by
Mr. Ledwich, 391. His ac-
count of the primeval inhabit-
ants of Ireland, 392. Offome
particular antiquities, 395.
Great fources of employment
for the poor, applied to the cafe
of Ireland, 400.
Manners of
the lower Irish, 401. Prefent
fituation of Ireland, with respec
to foil, fituation, and produc-
tions, 403. Abfurdity of Eng-
lith policy, regarding that

Ifaiah, liii. new tranflation of, 38.
country, 407.
Italy, laws of, radically bad, 33.

Jurifprudence of, compared
with that of England, 34.

Kant,

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