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book of its size, only the more showy species, of course, could 

 be outlined. There are upwards of 200 flowers illustrated, 

 however. The reviewer feels bound to say that while the 

 convenient size of the guide will make it useful in the field, it 

 lacks much of the artistic finish of the bird guide and the 

 poorly colored drawings and rather inaccurate outlines de- 

 tract in great measure from its usefulness to the beginning 

 student. On the other hand, the habit of the more showy 

 flowers make their identification comparatively easy. In any 

 event, the booklet will do its share toward popularizing flower 

 study. The price of any of the guides is 50 cents. 



The Universal Scientific Alliance of Mexico has began 

 the publication of a monthly magazine of Natural history en- 

 titled "Boletin del Comite Regional del Estado de Durango. ' 

 The first number is dated December 1st, 1909 and is edited by 

 Prof. Isaac Ochoterena. It contains several articles on the 

 botany of the State of Durango as well as other matter. There 

 seems to be a wide field for such a magazine in Mexico, and 

 those in the United States who read Spanish will be interested 

 in it. It is published at Durango, Mexico. 



