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Three Visits to Madagascar, during thc year: 1853—1854— 1856. Including a journey to the Capital; with notices of the bland History of the Country and of thc prrscnt civiliza tion of the People. By the Rcr. William Ellis. F. H. S., author 0 “Polynesian Rcscarchcs.” Illustrated by wood cuts from Photographs. 1 ooh, 18 no. Ncw York: Harper (2 Brolhcrs.—So little is known about Madagascar, that this

is really a treasure. In its way it is hardly less interesting than Dr. Livingstone’s late work on Southern Africa. Cus toms and habits entirely ditfcrcnt from those of civilized Europe and America meet us on almost every page, and show us how various human nature bccomcs in its develop mcnt, eve-n amid its radical sameness. An untravcrscd ﬁeld is a rare picco of good fortune for a traveler. It is now more than twcnt y years since any reliable accounts of Madagascar were published, so that our author has tho advantage of a. subject comparatively novel. Tho volume is profusely illus trattd with engravings. most of them drawn from photo graphs, and is printed in a style to match Barths, and Livingstouc‘s travels, lately published by the llurpers. Pictures of Country Life. By Alice Gary. 1 vol., 12 mo. New York: Derby (£- JacI.-snn.—.liss Gary has been, for many years, an occasional contributor to this Magazine, and is, therefore, well known to our subscribers generally. The story to which she gives the precedence, in the volume be fore us, is “Lem Lyons," originally published in “Peterson,” and ccrtainly one of the best sketches of its kind in Ameri can literature. Alice Cary, indeed, in one of tho fuw con scientious artists we have. “or aim is always to do the very best. of which she is capable. Thcro are thirteen diiicrcnt stories in this volume, any one of which is better than nine tenths of the new novels published, besides having the ad vantage of being shorter. We commend this book especially to persons of taste and culture. It is very handsomely printed. Poems. By Rev. 7'. Hempslcad. 1 r01., 12 mo. A'ew York: M. W. Dodd.-—Tho author of those poems is an old and favorite contributor to this Magazine. The first poem in the volume, “The Odo to Genius,” appeared lately in our pages and was vcry generally admired for its spirit and ideality. But there are other poi-ms, in the book, scarccly loss meritorious. A strain of nnal‘fcctcd piety runs through everything that Mr. llcmpstcad writes. Now and then in dications of the inﬂuence of other poets, intellectually, may

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The American Home Garden. Being Principlm and Rule: for the Culture of l'egdabla.Frm'tt, Flow”: and ."hrublm'y. To which are added briqf notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constitnmls. By Air: amlcr Watson.

Illuslrated. 1 vol, 12 mo. New York: Har

per (i Brothers.—-We can recall no work, on the garden, of equal merit with this. Whoever has a. garden, hO'€Vt.‘l' small, should buy the book, for he or she will be compen sated, a dozen times, in the course ofa single season, for the cost of tho volume.

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amplol It occupies less than two pages, yet the information it imparts, if followed out, will saw days, sometimes weeks,

of mis—spcnt labor. The smallest details. in rcfcrcnco to the garden, are not beneath Mr. Watson’s notice; he even de

scribes the best tools suitable for the ditl'cn‘nt departments. Ivory variety of vegetable and fruit suitable for this climate is mentioned, with directions how to grow it.

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tions are numerous and excellent. Shakers and Shakerism. By I“. IV. Evans. 1 rol., 12 mo. b'cw York: D. Applctmi it Cb.—-This is a compendium of tho origin. history, principles, rules and regulations. govt-rnment and doctrines of the people popularly called “Shakers,” but who designate themselves, we bclicvo, as "Tho Utilicd Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Ammal'ancc.” The volume also contains biographies of Ann Lcc. William Lt'l', James Whittaker, J. Hockncll, J. Mcacham and Lucy W1 ight. The Surgcan‘x Daughter, tﬁc. By the author of ~- Warm Icy." 2 vols, 12 m0. Boston: Tick-nor di- 1"a'clds.—-'1‘hcse two volumes, which complcto the now famous "Household Edi tion of Scott's Novels,” contain “'l‘ho Surgeons Daughter”

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