32 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



can properly get over in a single year. The book is published 

 by the American Book Co. 



The American Nature-Study Society formed at Chicago 

 during the Christmas holidays already has a membership of 

 nearly one thousand members and includes nearly everyone of 

 prominence in the Nature-Study Movement in America. The 

 Council of the new society will continue the publication of the 

 Nature Study Reviezv which was founded by Prof. M. A. 

 Bigelow. This will be sent free to members. The annual dues 

 are $1.00. Application for membership should be sent to the 

 Secretary, Teachers' College, N. Y. City. 



The first number of the Guide to Nature, a finely illus- 

 trated and well printed magazine hailing from Stamford, 

 Conn., has appeared. It is edited by Dr. Edward F. Bigelow 

 who is no novice in natural history magazine publishing, hav- 

 ing owned and edited the old Observer for many years, in ad- 

 dition to writing and editing various other books and publica- 

 tions devoted to nature. Under his guidance we expect to see 

 it quickly take first rank among publications along similar 

 lines. 



An interesting and valuable little manual for tree-study, 

 published by the State of Massachusetts for its citizens is 

 entitled "Forest Trees of Massachusetts" by D. A. Clarke. In 

 upward of sixty pages the trees are described and their leaves, 

 flowers, fruits and twigs figured. Usually when anything is 

 given away, it does not amount to much, but this does not ap- 

 ply, in the present instance. Our New England readers, at 

 least should have it. It is distributed by State Forester F. W. 

 Rane, State House, Boston. 



