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nature, with full descriptive text, as, e.g. , we have first the place occupied by 

 the plant, both according to the Natural and to the Linnsean systems; then the 

 botanical synonyms and the common names of the plant, followed by a des- 

 cription of the Plant History and Habitat ; the part used and method of pre- 

 paration, chemical constituents, and physiological action. The coloured plates 

 are all executed by the author, in remarkably good style, from the original 

 plants in situ. Each fascicle is published at §5, and the work will be com- 

 pleted in about two years. 



Where to Find Ferns, with a special chapter on the Ferns 

 round London. By Francis George Heath, pp. vi. — 153. (London : Society 

 for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1885.) Price is. 6d. 



In the little volume before us, we have well executed illustrations of all the 

 species of British Ferns. These are reproduced with Photographic accuracy 

 from " The Fern Portfolio," a larger work by the same author. The object of 

 the author is briefly to indicate the habitat, distribution, and cultivation of 

 Ferns. This is a very cheap book and deserves a large sale. 



Chapters on Plant-Life. By Sophie Bledsoe Herrick. 



Illustrated, p. 206. (New York : Harper Bros. 1885.) Price Si. 



This is a capital little book for young people ; the instruction is given in so 

 interesting a manner that all who read it are sure to retain a great deal in their 

 memory. There are 84 illustrations, all very good. 



Dictionary of the Names of British Plants. By Henry 



Purefoy Fitzgerald, pp. 90. (London: Baillifere, Tindall, and Cox. 1885.) 

 Price 2s. 6d. 



This useful little book is intended for the use of amateurs and beginners as 

 a help to the knowledge of the meaning and pronunciation of the scientific 

 names of British Wild Plants. Such a work has long been wanted. We 

 should now like to see a similar one, embracing all the names in the animal 

 kingdom. 



Text-Book of Structural and Physiological Botany. By 



Otto W. Thome and Alfred W. Bennett, M.A., B.Sc, F.L.S. Illustrated 

 with about 600 woodcuts and a coloured map. Fifth edition, pp. xii. — 480. 

 (London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1885.) Price 6s. 



We have much pleasure in directing the attention of our readers to the new 

 edition of this important work. Since the publication of the first edition, 

 great advances have been made in various branches of botanical science, and 

 in the present edition the life-history of many of the lower forms of plants 

 have been followed out, and much light thrown on their genetic relationships. 

 Several portions of the book have been entirely re-written. 



Wild Flowers Worth Notice: A Selection of some of our 



Native Plants which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, and associa- 

 tions. By Mrs. Lankester. With 108 coloured figures, from drawings by J. 

 E. Sowerhy. pp. xx. — 159. (London : W. H. Allen and Co.) Price 5s. 



In the handsome little book before us, we have short and popular accounts 

 of a number of our well-known native plants. These are systematically 

 arranged, certain plants being selected from each of the natural orders. The 

 28 plates are nicely coloured, and the book will doubtless become a favourite. 



