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Records of the Indian Museum. (A Journal of Indian Zoology.) Vol. XII. 

 Part II. March 1916. (Calcutta: Published by order of the Indian 

 Museum Trustees. Price Rs. 2.) 

 This part of the Indian Museum records is devoted to the whip-scorpions and 

 marine mollusca. The first paper, by Mr. Gravely, is on the evolution and dis- 

 tribution of the Indo-Australian Thelyphonidas, with notes on the distinctive 

 characters of various species. The systematic portion supplements the informa- 

 tion given by Pocock in the volume on Arachnida in the Fauna of British India 

 (1900), and the various papers of Krjepelin. The area dealt with by Gravely is 

 considerably more extensive than that included in the Fauna of India volume. 



The geographical distribution of the various species is given in detail, and there 

 is some interesting material on specialisation of certain characters within the 

 limits of this family. Although Mr. Gravely has added considerably to our know- 

 ledge since the publication of Pocock's volume, it is obvious that much remains to 

 be done. 



The second paper, by Mr. Preston, is on a small collection of marine mollusca 

 dredged in shallow water in the Andaman Islands. Mr. Preston, who has quite 

 recently contributed (March 191 5) a volume on the Mollusca (Freshwater 

 Gastropoda and Pelecypoda) to the Fauna of British India, here describes a 

 number of new species of coastal marine mollusca. 



J- T. J. 



The Apple. A Practical Treatise Dealing with the Latest Modern Practices 

 of Apple Culture. By Albert E. Wilkinson. [Pp. xii + 492, with 4 

 coloured plates and 195 figures.] (Boston and London : Ginn & Co., 

 191 5. Price 8s. 6d. net.) 



A very extensive literature has accumulated during recent years on the subject 

 of apples and their culture. Much of this information is contained in periodicals, 

 Agricultural Bulletins, etc., and, though embodying many experimental results of 

 the first importance to the practical man, is too scattered to be readily accessible. 



In this useful manual of modern methods of apple culture, as practised in North 

 America, the author has epitomised and brought within the compass of a single 

 volume the more essential facts from the large mass of available information. 



Nearly every aspect of the subject is dealt with in a scientific and clear manner 

 that will appeal alike to the fruit specialist and the amateur grower. 



The major part of the text is devoted to cultural methods, and we note with 

 pleasure the absence of dogmatism on controversial points such as sod culture 

 versus tillage and the application of artificial manures. Several chapters are given 

 to Insect Pests, Diseases, Spraying, Propagation, Breeding, etc., and useful 

 information is provided on Methods of Harvesting, Marketing, and the utilisation 

 of by-products. 



The subject-matter throughout is well arranged, but it would have increased 

 facility of reference if the somewhat full summary of contents had been incor- 

 porated in the rather meagre index. 



E. J. S. 



Ramhles in the Vaudese Alps. By F. S. Salisbury, M.A. [Pp. x + 154, 



with 8 plates.] (London : J. M. Dent & Sons, 1916. Price 2s. 6d. net.) 

 Writers too often fail to recognise the extreme complexity of the combination 

 of factors which go to make up that intangible something wherein lies the 

 atmosphere and charm of any district. 



