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them cbme in turns : botanists, conchologists, entomologists, microscopists, 

 and even archaeologists ; yet they were all human and talked plain English. 

 But; better than all, they were both instructive and amusing." He tells us 

 what each found in their own special departments, so the doctor resolved to 

 become each of these in turn, but after a few days fell into his own usual 

 routine. The book is thorouiihlv readable and instructive. 



Flowers, Fruits, and Leaves. By Sir John Lubbock, Bart., 

 F.R.S., J\I.P., D.C.L., LL.D., etc. Cr. 8vo, pp. xv. — 147. (London: 

 Macmillan and Co. 18S6. ) Price 4s. 6d. 



This is a new volume of the " Nature Series," and comprises a chapter on 

 Flowers from another volume of the series, now almost out of print, together 

 with two subsequent lectures on Fruits and Seeds, and on Leaves; the subjects 

 of Cross-Fertilisation of flowers, their Scent, etc. ; the Structure of Fruits 

 and Seeds, their Dispersion, etc. ; the beauty, variety, size, and form of 

 Leaves are fully and most interestingly treated of 



Hand-Book of Plant Dissections. By J. C. Arthur, M.Sc, 

 Charles R. Barnes, jNLA., and John M. Coulter, Ph.D., Editors of the Botani- 

 cal Gazette. Cr. 8vo, pp. xi. — 256. (New York : Henry Plolt and Co. 1886.) 

 Price -Si. 50. 



This book will prove of much value to the botanical student. By the 

 methods adopted, all plants are to be subjected, first, to what the authors call 

 " gross anatomy," or dissection and observation by aid of the pocket-lens only ; 

 then, passing to " minute anatomy," each part is to be carefully examined 

 with the compound microscope. The directions for finding the dilierent parts 

 have been made as simple and explicit as possible. The apparatus required — 

 re-agents and material — liave been reduced to a minimum. The authors have 

 endeavoured, and we hope with much success, to provide a guide to the study 

 of a few common plants, in which simple appliances, coupled with persever- 

 ance and keen observation, on the part of the student, are the very essentials. 



British Fungi, Lichens, and Mosses, including Scale 



Mosses and Liverworts. By E. AL Holmes, F.L.S., F.R.M.S., etc., and 

 Peter Gray, A.B.S. Edin, Cr. 8vo, pp. 94. (London: Swan Sonnenschein 

 and Co. 1886.) Price is. 



We are always glad to welcome a new volume of "The Young Collector" 

 series. This, like all its predecessors, gives a good deal of advice, which will 

 be welcome to the young collector, as to the methods of collecting, preserving, 

 and examining these interesting plants, and how to arrange them in a her- 

 barium. 



Primroses, Cowslips, Polyanthuses, and Oxlips. By 



Philanthus. Cr. 8vo, pp. 16. Price 6d. 



The Tomato, with Cultural Directions for Maintaining a Con- 

 tinuous Supply of the Fruit. By William Iggulden. Pp. ']Ty. Price is. 



Cactaceous Plants : Their History and Culture. By Lewis 

 Castle. Pp. 93. Price is. 



Mushrooms for the Million, with a Supplement. A Prac- 

 tical Treatise on the Cultivation of the most Profitable Outdoor Crop Known. 

 By J. Wright, F.R.H.S. Fourth edition, pp. 126. 



Orchids : Their Structure, History, and Culture. By Lewis 

 Castle. Pp. 106. Price is. 



(London : Journal of AgrkuUure Office.) 



