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which is an alphabetical index to all the species arranged under their various 

 genera. ' 



The Propagation of Plants. By Andrew S. Fuller. Illus- 

 trated with numerous engravings. Crown 8vo, pp. 349. (New York : O. 

 Judd and Co. 1887.) 



This book gives (to copy the full title) the principles which govern the 

 Development and Growth of Plants, their Botanical Affinities, and Peculiar 

 Properties ; also. Descriptions of Processes by which Varieties and Species are 

 Crossed or Hybridised, and the many different methods by which Cultivated 

 Plants may be Propagated and Multiplied. It treats very fully of the Life-his- 

 tory of Plants ; Movement and Reorganisation of Cells ; Origin and Kind of 

 Buds ; Roots and their P\nictions ; Stems and their Appendages, etc. It is 

 well illustrated and printed on good paper. 



Our Lanes and Meadow-Paths; or, Rambles in Rural Mid- 

 dlesex, with illustrations and a map. By H. J. Foley. Crown Svo, pp. viii. 

 — 113. (London: Hutchins and Crowley.) 



A number of country walks have been taken and pleasantly described in 

 the 23 chapters into which this little book is divided, and in these the author 

 shows how much of ])icturesque beauty and interest lies within the reach of 

 those living in the north of London whose means and time are limited. 



Sunlight. By the author of "The Interior of the Earth." 



Second edition, with alterations and additions. Post Svo, pp. xii. — i8o. 

 (London: Triibner and Co. 18S7.) Price 5s. 



The author of this little work suggests that light was the first cause of the 

 creation of the earth, acting on a nebulous mass that held in it gases or mate- 

 rial sensitive to, al)Sorptive, and retentive of that light. 



Our Bird Allies. By Theodore Wood. Foolscap Svo, pp. 



X.— 214. (London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1887.) 

 Price 2s. 6d. 



In this little book, which may be considered as a continuation of the series, 

 Our Insect Allies and Our Jiisecl Enemies, the author shows that no British 

 biril is utterly and wholly destructive, but that the misdeeds of even the most 

 mischievous are atoned for in some degree by services rendered in other ways ; 

 thus, two chapters are devoted to the sparrow, one in which its vices are 

 unfokled, the other describing its virtues. The arguments for the defence are 

 certainly powerful, but we leave the readers to act as jury. 



Bird-Life in England. By Edward Lester Arnold. Crown 



Svo, pp. x. — 325. (London: Chatto and Windus. 1887.) Price 6s. 



A series ot mteresting jjapers on many of our more common birds, written 

 by an experienced sportsman. He tells of Hawks and Owls, Finches, Crows, 

 Marsh Birds, Grouse, Partridges and Pheasants, Pigeons, Ducks, Sea- Fowl, 

 Grouse-Moors, Deer-Forests, and of many other matters interesting to the 

 sportsman and the agriculturist. 



PaTERSON's CiUIDE-BoOK TO ENGLAND AND WaLES, with 

 Maps and Plans. l2mo, pp. 420. Price 4s. 



Paterson's Guide-Book to the United Kingdom, with 



