106 REVIEWS. 



Glimpses into Nature's Secrets : Or Strolls on Beach and 



Lawn. 



Amidst Nature's Realms : A Series of Zoological, Botanical, 

 and Geological Essays. By Edward Alfred Martin. Crown 8vo, pp. xii. — 131, 

 and xii. — 157. (London : Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., and Raithby, Lawrence, 

 and Co. 1892.) Price 2s. 6d. each. 



Two exceedingly instructive and well illustrated books ; each is divided 

 into two parts, the subjects of the first being : — I., By Shore and Shallow ; 

 II., Rock Written Stories. Those of the second are : — I., Life in the Living 

 Present; and 11., Annals of a Far-away Past. The papers are interestingly 

 written, and we heartily echo the author's hopes that they " may act as a key 

 to unravel some of the secret wonders of nature." 



Vegetable Wasps and Plant Worms. By M. C. Cooke, 



M.A., LL.D., A.L.S., etc. Crown Svo, pp. viii. — 364. (London : Society 

 for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1892.) Price 5s. 



Dr. Cooke here gives us a popular history of Entomogenous Fungi, or 

 Fungi Parasitic on Insects. The first chapter of this interesting book treats of 

 Entomogenous Fungi, and the four groups under which these funyi are 

 arranged. In succeeding chapters they are arranged according to their host, 

 under their various classes, viz., Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, etc. There are a 

 number of illustrations, showing the insects and their parasitic fungus. At the 

 end of the book is a classified list of the Entomophytes and 4 litho. plates 

 showing the different fungi magnified. 



Beetles, Butterflies, Moths, and other Insects. By 



A. W. Kappel, F.L.S., F.E.S, etc., and W. Emont Kirby. Foolscap 4to, 

 pp. 182. (London : Cassell and Co. 1892.) Price 3s. 6d. 



A simple and popular guide to the collection and arrangement of insects. 

 It explains the classification of insects, and describes their Metamorphoses, 

 HaVjits, and Haunts. Directions are given for collecting insects and prejDaring 

 them for the cabinet. There are 12 coloured plates and many wood engravings. 



Animal Rights considered in relation to Social Progress. By 

 Henry S. Salt. Crown 8vo, pp. x. — 162. (London: G. Bell and Sons. 

 1892.) Price 2s. 



The author declares his object in writing this book to be to set the prin- 

 ciple of animals' rights on a consistent and intelHgible footing. He is, of 

 course, a strong opponent to vivisection, and as such we fear his zeal some- 

 times oversteps his consistency. 



The Student's Handbook of Physical Geology. By A. 



J. Jukes-Browne, B.A., F.G.S., etc. Second edition, revised. Crown 8vo, 

 pp. xiii. — 666. (London : G. Bell and Sons. 1892.) Price 7s. 6d. 



This is exactly what we consider a " handbook " should be. It is written 

 in an easy and interesting manner. Part i treats of Dynamical Geology : — 

 I. — Changes produced by the Influence of Internal or Subterranean Causes ; 

 II. — Those produced by agencies which operate on the surface of the Earth's 

 Crust. Part 2. — Structural Geology. Part 3. — Physiographical Geology. 

 There are two plates and upwards of 200 woodcut illustrations. 



