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IRevlews. 



Journal of Morphology. Parts i and 2, Vol. III. Edited 



by C. O. Whitman and Edward Phelps Allis. (London : W. P. CoUins. 

 Boston, U.S.A. : Ginn and Co.) 



It is with much pleasure that we acknowledge the receipt of the first and 

 second parts of the third volume of this valuable work. They contain long 

 papers on The Actinaria of the Bahama Islands, by J. Playfair ]Mc]Murrich, 

 M.A., Ph.D. ; Contributions to the Comparative Osteolog)- of the Families of 

 North- American Passeres, by R. W. Shufeldt, M.D., INI.R.Z.S. ; Notes on 

 the Anatomy of Speotyto Cunicularia Hypogcea, by R. W. Shufeldt ; and 

 Variation of the Spinal Nerves in the Caudal Region of the Dom.estic Pigeon, 

 by James J. Peck, A. B. The Mechanical Causes of the Development of the 

 Hard Parts of the jNIammalia, by E. D. Cope ; and The Embryology oi Blatta 

 Germanica and Doryphora decemlineata^ by William M. Wheeler. 



These tv/o numbers consist of 386 pages and 21 finely-executed litho- 

 plates, many of them of double-size. The work also contains a great number 

 of woodcuts, and no pains appear to have been spared in making this journal 

 all that could be desired. 



Plant Organization : A Review of the Structure and Mor- 

 phology of Plants by the Written Method. By R. Halsted Ward, A.M., 

 M.D., F.R.M.S., etc. 4to. (Troy, N.Y. : The Author. 1889.) 



This scheme is intended as a practical aid to beginners and others in 

 acquiring insight into the structure, kinds, and relations of the few simple 

 members which, by their interesting variations and combinations, make up our 

 familiar plants. The book opens with short accounts of Chart Work, Plant 

 Work, and Laboratory Work, followed by two pages of plates, giving numer- 

 ous illustrations of Plant Organizations, showing the various forms of Root, 

 Stem, Leaf, Flower, and Fruit. Then we have a Synopsis of Plant Organiza- 

 tion. The body of the book is made up of pages ruled with printed headings 

 for plant descriptions, a double page being devoted to the description of each 

 plant. At the foot of each page spaces are left for outline drawings and dia- 

 grammatic sketches. 



Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Edited by A. Englei 

 and K. Prantl. Nos. 35 and 36. Royal 8vo. (London : Williams and 

 Norgate. Leipzig : Wilhelm Engelmann.) 



The third volume of this important work is now completed. The parts 

 before us contain descriptions of the following families : — Oleacese and 

 BalanophoracecC, by A. Engler ; Aristolochiace^e, by H. Solereder ; Raftlesia- 

 ceas and Hydnoraceae, by H. Grafzu Solms ; Campanulacese, Goodeniace^e, 

 and Candolleaceae, by S. Schonland ; Acrasiese Phytomyr.inae and Myxogas- 

 teres, by J. Schroter. 



In these two parts are 76 wxll-executed engravings, containing 307 figures. 



The Birds in My Garden. By W. T. Greene, M.A., M.D. 

 Crown 8vo, pp. 190. (London : Religious Tract Society.) Price 2s. 



The subject of the winged visitors to our gardens is very nicely treated in 

 these pages. First we have Inhabitants of My Garden — viz., the Sparrow and 

 Starling ; 2nd, Former Residents, now Occasional Visitors at all seasons ; 3rd, 

 Occasional Spring and Summer Visitors ; 4th and 5th, Autumn and Winter 

 Visitors ; 6th, Recent Visitors which have now disappeared ; and 7th, Visitors 

 of Foreign Extraction. The list comprises some 28 or 30 birds, all of which 

 are nicely described. The book is neatly bound and well illustrated. 



