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Not the least attractive feature of the present volume is the obvious catholicity 

 of the author's interests and the varied aspects from which he treats his subject. 



In the course of these rambles in the neighbourhood of Gryon many of the 

 more familiar alpine plants are brought to our notice and some feature of interest, 

 either in their folk-lore, situation, or structure, is explained. 



The freedom from technicality and the occasional touches of humour render 

 the book eminently readable, and to the lover of flowers, for whom the Vaudese 

 Alps are something more than a mere pleasure resort, it should prove both 

 interesting and attractive. It is unfortunate that the value of the illustrations has 

 been minimised by the absence of any direct reference to them in the text. 



E. J. S. 



Physiological Abstracts, Vol. I, Nos. I and II. Issued by the Physiological 

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 Physiological Society, and also of the American Society for Experimental 

 Pathology, the American Pharmacological Society, the American Society 

 of Biological Chemists, Biologisk Selskab of Copenhagen, the Carnegie 

 Institute of Washington, the Chemical Society (Great Britain and Ireland), 

 the Russian Biological Society, Archivio di Fisiologia (Prof. Fano), 

 Archives Italiennes de Physiologie (Prof. Aducco), Journal de Physiologie 

 (Prof. Dastre), Professors Arthus (Switzerland), Boldyrefif (Russia), H. J. 

 Hamburger (Holland), A. Krogh (Copenhagen), Overton (Sweden), Torup 

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PROF. HALLIBURTON tells us, in his "Foreword" to Physiological Abstracts, that 

 their scope will be wide, and that they are to appear in monthly parts of which 

 twelve will constitute a volume. 



The first (April) part comprises sixty-eight Abstracts, varying in length from 

 a line (or less) to a couple of pages (or more), distributed over thirty-four pages 

 comparable in dimensions with those of the Proceedings of the Royal Society. 

 The second (May) issue contains fewer of the more wordy contributions. It 

 gives almost double as many abstracts in the same number of pages. In each 

 part the titles of foreign papers are given in English, and the cover bears a 

 table of contents in numerical order. 



As promised, the scope of the venture is really wide. For example, three 

 consecutive abstracts deal respectively with soap, sand, and sugar. Animal 

 (including human) physiology is the most prominent feature, but plant physiology 

 is also represented. Pathology, too, of the lower animals as well as of men, 

 obtains a fair share of the pages. 



The individual abstracts are clear and well presented. They will be of value 

 to all workers in biological science as a guide to, or as a substitute for, the 

 original matter with which they deal. In the latter capacity they should appeal 

 to a large number of those concerned with the applications of physiology—^, in 



