120 THE PLANT WOKLD 



The book is beautifully printed on tliin but good paper, and we are 

 wholly at a loss to know how it can be sold for the sum of 25 francs for 

 the complete work, or 5 francs per part. — F. HL K. 



The Sea Beach at Ebb Tide, By Augusta Foote Arnold. 12mo, 500 



pages, fully illustrated. The Century Co. 



IVIany a traveler has strolled along one of our broad sea beaches 

 fascinated by the marvellous wealth of living organisms which even the 

 most careless observer cannot fail to note. Though the majority of 

 these organisms belong to the animal kingdom, there is a very large 

 group of plants — the algae or seaweeds — which in salt water attain 

 their largest dimensions and showiest of colors. 



The author of this interesting book has succeeded admirably in 

 establishing a happy mean between a technical and a popular treat- 

 ment. The first part, with which we are chiefly concerned, is devoted 

 to a systematic account of the seaweeds inhabiting both the Atlantic 

 and Pacific coasts; the second part describes in detail the various forms 

 of animal life found on the beach, beginning with the sponges and end- 

 ing with the moUusks. 



In a well-written introduction consisting of several chapters, care- 

 ful directions are given for collecting and preserving seaweeds; also 

 remarks upon their structure and economic uses. The classification 

 which follows is based iipon that of Engler & Prantl, and various ac- 

 knowledgements in the preface show that the author has been careful 

 to consult with specialists in order to secure botanical accuracy. Not 

 the least interesting and valuable feature of the book is the wealth of 

 half-tone engravings, picturing a large number of our familiar algae. — 

 C. L. P. 



