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sons. Part III is a course of study for eight grades. The appendix con- 

 tains many references. The book is a valuable contribution to nature- 

 study literature and will certainly do much to solve the difficult problems 

 with which many teachers in schools are confronted, and it will also give 

 much-needed help in the training of teachers in many normal schools. 



Guide to Nature. The second number of this new magazine contains 

 several interesting articles, especially in the sections devoted to growing 

 plants, domesticated animals and photography. 



American Botanist. This valuable popular magazine of botany has now 

 been changed from a monthly to a quarterly, and the subscription price is 

 75c a year. It is especially valuable for notes. It will continue to be 

 published by the editor, Dr. W. X. Clute, Joliet, 111. 



Plant Breeding for Farmers. This is the title of an important pamphlet 

 recently issued by Cornell University. It is especially valuable because of 

 its suggestions for improving through selection many of the common varie- 

 ties of cultivated plants. 



German Report on Nature-Study. Dr. W. Schoenichen, editor of Aus der 

 Natur, whose address is Friedenau- Berlin, Germany, has recently published 

 an interesting report on nature-study in the United States. It strikes the 

 reviewer as a very fair interpretation of the best work which is now being 

 done in this country. 



Leaflet on Cotton. A recent addition to the series of Hampton leaflets is 

 devoted to cotton. It will undoubtedly be a valuable publication for 

 teachers in southern States. 



Conservation of Natural Resources. This important pamphlet by the 

 United States Forester, Mr. Pinchot, is especially interesting at the present 

 time. It deals with resources in forests, minerals, oil, natural gas and soil; 

 and points out the importance of considering all of these resources together. 

 As is well-known, we are rapidly tending to exhaust our natural resources 

 and this paper points out the great importance of careful studies of methods 

 of conservation. 



Books on School-Gardens. The Children's Museum Library of Brook- 

 lyn, New York, has recently printed a selected list of books on "Xature- 

 Study with Special Reference to School-Gardening." Each book is briefly 

 characterized and its important features mentioned. The list may be 

 obtained without cost by any teacher upon application to the librarian. 



Children's School Farm. A report concerning the work of this interest- 

 ing school-garden in Xew York City has been published by the editor, Mrs. 

 Henry Parsons, of 29 West 56th Street, Xew York City. It gives a very 

 good account of the childrens' school farm at the Jamestown Exposition, 

 last year. 



What Forestry Has Done. A pamphlet of this title published by the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture points out the values actually obtained 

 from application of principles of forestry in Germany, France and other 

 European countries. It is interesting to note that France and Germany 

 spent $11,000,000 last year on their national forests containing about 14 

 million acres and obtained net returns of $30,000,000, while the United 

 States spent $1,400, 000 on 160,000,000 acres of national forests and secured 



