aised his head and looked up. 'Why, Bill,' I exclaimed, 'is this
you? I have been looking for you all night under a wrong name. If I had
known it was you, I'd have caught you in an hour.' And so I would.

It is only necessary to say further, that he was the man I was set to
catch. I may add, however, that a large amount of the counterfeit notes,
and the plates on which they were printed, were secured, and the
criminal sent to Sing Sing in due course of law.

LITERARY NOTICES.

FLOWER FOR THE PARLOUR AND GARDEN. By EDWARD SPRAGUE RAND, jr. Boston:
J.E. Tilton & Co. Price $2.50.

J.E. Tilton & Co. are the publishers of the series of photographic and
lithographic cards of flowers, leaves, mosses, butterflies,
hummingbirds, &c., noted for their beauty of execution. 'Flowers are so
universally loved, and accepted everywhere as necessities of the moral
life, that whatever can be done to render their cultivation easy, and
to bring them to perfection in the vicinity of, or within, the
household, must be regarded as a benefaction.' This benefit our author
has certainly conferred upon us. The gift is from one who must himself
have loved these lily cups and floral bells of perfume, and will be
warmly welcomed by all who prize their loveliness. In the pages of this
book may be found accurate and detailed information on all subjects
likely to be of interest to their cultivators. We give a list of the
contents of its chapters, to show how wide a field it covers. Chap. I.
The Green-House and Conservatory. Chap. II. Window Gardening. Chap.
III, IV, V, VI. Plants for Window Gardening. VII. Cape Bulbs. VIII.
Dutch Bulbs. IX. The Culture of the Tube Rose. X. The Gladiolus and its
culture. XI. How to force flowers to bloom in Winter. XII. Balcony
Gardening. XIII. The Wardian Case and Winter Garden. XIV. Stocking and
Managing Wardian Cases. XV. Hanging Baskets and Suitable Plants, and
Treatment of Ivy. XVI. The Waltonian Case. XVII. The Aquarium and Water
Plants. XVIII. How to grow specimen Plants. XIX. Out Door Gardening,
Hot Beds. XX. The Garden. XXI. Small Trees and Shrubs. XXII. Hardy
Herbaceous Plants. XXIII. Hardy Annuals. XXIV. Bedding Plants. XXV.
Hardy and half hardy Garden Bulbs. XXVI. Spring Flowers and where to
find them.

The appearance of this book is singularly elegant, its tinted paper soft
and creamy, its type clear and beautiful, its quotations evince poetic
culture, and its illustrations are exquisitely grace