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NOTICES OF RECENT BOOKS. 



A Text Book of Histology. By Arthur Clarkson, M.B.Edin. 

 Pp. 554, and 174 original coloured illustrations. Bristol : 

 J. Wright and Co. Price 21s. net. 



Although probably but few of our members require an ela- 

 borate treatise on Human Histology, it might, on occasion, be 

 desirable to know of a work to consult in a difficulty, that is 

 both authoritative as to matter and at the same time well illus- 

 trated. Such a work, undoubtedly, is Dr. Clarkson's text-book. 

 In it will be found a full account of the latest, well-authenti- 

 cated discoveries in the microscopic anatomy of the human body, 

 and a very complete description of the preliminary processes 

 necessary for making either temporary or permanent micro- 

 scopical preparations of the various tissues. The coloured 

 illustrations form a prominent feature of the book, and although 

 perhaps in a few cases somewhat diagrammatic, it must be con- 

 ceded that for the most part they show extremely well the prin- 

 cipal features visible in successfully stained histological 

 specimens. From all points it is an excellent work, and credit- 

 able alike to author and publisher. 



Life in Ponds and Streams. By W. Furneaux, F.R.O.S. Pp. 



406, with plates and numerous illustrations. London : 



Longmans and Co. Price 12s. 6d. 

 This, like previous works by the same author, is mainly ill- 

 tended for the use of juvenile naturalists, and a better book on 

 the lines it covers could not be put in such hands. It is divided 

 into two parts ; the first, dealing with the work of the collector, 

 viz., methods, implements, preservation of specimens, manage- 

 ment of fresh-water aquaria, and so on ; the second with the 

 natural history of animals inhabiting ponds and streams, during 

 either the whole or part of their lives. It is well and brightly 

 written, and forms with its 300 or more excellent illustrations, 

 including eight coloured plates, a concise encyclopedia of 

 animate pond-life. By a curious oversight a common triple 

 pocket magnifier is called a " Coddington" lens, and the defini- 

 tion of Arthropods is only partly correct ; otherwise, errors 

 appear but few and unimportant. 



