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organisms which infest so many of our plants, whether wild or cultivated. 

 Directions are given for collecting, examining, and preserving the various 

 forms of fungi. The book is illustrated with 269 coloured pictures from 

 Sowerby. 



Guide to the Recognition of the Principal Orders of Cryp- 

 togams and the Commoner and More Easily Distinguished New England 

 Genera, with a full Glossary by Frederick Leroy Sargent. Post 8vo, pp. 39. 

 (Cambridge, U.S.A. : C. W. Sever. 1886.) 



A small book, which will be found useful to the student of Cryptogamic 

 Botany, giving a list of the principal genera, with the distingnishing character- 

 istic of each, so that they may be easily recognised. The book is interleaved 

 with blank paper, so that the student may add notes. 



Pond Life : Insects. By Edward A. Butler, B.A., B.Sc. 

 Crown 8vo, pp. 127. (London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co. 1886.) Price, is. 



We are always glad to meet with a new volume of the " Young Collector " 

 series. The one before us is well written, and deals with the subject of pond- 

 life from the surface, middle depths, above the surface, margins, and on water- 

 plants. Hints are given for the collection, observation, and preservation of 

 the insects, and for the breeding of aquatic insects. The engravings are good, 

 and will prove of much interest to the young collector in naming his captures. 



Life Histories of Plants. By Professor D. McAlpine. 



Foolscap 4to, pp. 206. (London : Swan Sonnenschien and Co. Price, 6s.) 



A valuable book for the biological student, giving a clear view of the com- 

 parative study of plants and animals on a physiological basis ; the living cell, 

 its principal parts and properties, followed by the life-history of the principal 

 plants in the various stages of cryptogams, from the bacteria to the mosses and 

 ferns, etc. It is illustrated with a great number of very guod woodcuts, etc. 



Glaucus ; or, The Wonders of the Shore. By Charles King- 

 sley. Crown 8vo, pp. xi. — 245. (London : Macmillan and Co. 1886. 

 Price, 7s. 6d.) 



Perhaps no one is belter fitted to speak of the "Wonders of the Shore" 

 than Charles Kingsley, who writes co)i a>nore of those creatures with whom he 

 has been intimate from childhood. The volume before us is a new edition, 

 beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound, of one which originally appeared 

 some years ago. All who read it will do so with great interest. 



Our Island Continent : A Naturalist's Holiday in Aus- 

 tralia. By Dr. J. E. Taylor, F.L.S., F.G.S., with maps. Crown 8vo, pp. 256. 

 (London : The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1886.) 



A delightful little book, giving an extremely pleasing account of a visit to 

 Australia. In a bright and interesting manner the author speaks of the 

 peculiarities of Animal and Vegetable Life, and the geological formation. He 

 visited the museums of Melbourne and Adelaide, and the vineyards of South 

 Australia, and predicts the future importance of the wine trade. 



LoG-BooK OF A Fisherman and Zoologist. By Frank 

 Buckland, M.A. Fourth edition ; illustrated. Crown 8vo, pp. xv. — 339. 

 (London: Chapman and Hall. 1883.) 



This fascinating book consists of a number of papers selected from Land 

 and Water and other magazines. They embrace a variety of subjects con- 

 nected with Natural History, written in the usual bright style of the author. 



