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plants that the strict botanist never indicates if indeed lie 

 knows them. Even the older student of plants may find much 

 of interest in a perusal of its pages though familiar with the 

 flowers it describes. The plants are arranged in the most 

 modem sequence and tlie great majority are illustrated. The 

 illustrations, however, are distinctly inferior to the text. For 

 the most part they are correct as to outline but very faultily 

 colored. Doubtless they are near enough to the likeness of 

 the plants to aid in identification. There is but one key and 

 this is based on color, and not very accurate withal. As the 

 plants are not arranged according to color the beginner may 

 find some difficulty in using it. It will do him no harm, how- 

 ever, to read the book straight through. There are more than 

 400 16-mo. pages in the volume wdiich is priced at $2.50 net. 

 It is issued by Doubleday Page Sz Co., New York. 



Among the Russell Sage Foundation publications issued 

 by the Charities Publication Committee of New York is a re- 

 cent volume by Dr. M. Louise Greene entitled "Among School 

 Gardens" that will interest all teachers who have garden mak- 

 ing included in their list of subjects to be considered. It nni 

 only discusses school gardens in general, but gives directions 

 for garden making that ought to be of service to the novice in 

 this kind of work. A most stimulating part of the book is 

 tlic account of what has been accomplished in sch(~>ol garden 

 work throughout the United States and Canada. It is an en- 

 couraging sign of the return to sanity in educational matters 

 that the attention of the children is being directed to the world 

 we live in and some familiarity with animals and plants sub- 

 stituted for the overload of foreign languages under which 

 most high school pupils are still staggering. The book 

 abounds in illustrations of actual gardens and their happy 

 owners and thus adds another inspiration to continue the good 

 work. The book is sent postpaid for $1.25. 



