The Life of Linnceus. 61 



This work is written by one who has a true love of nature and 

 an intimate knowledge of her floral kingdom. Its chief design 

 is to lead the mind to the study of the subject of which it treats 

 in deeper and professedly more scientific works, and to present 

 in as interesting and comprehensible a form as possible, such a 

 view of the vegetable kingdom as could be illustrated by the 

 plants and flowers of Great Britain. The author has succeeded, 

 we think, in writing a book that will be sure to interest young 

 minds, and amateurs, in the observation of those lovely, and, at 

 the same time, most accessible of God's created works — the wild 

 flowers of the field. He says truly in his preface, and to this we 

 cordially subscribe, "that the time is coming fast when no man 

 or woman will be considered properly educated who is ignorant 

 of the leading facts, at least, of the natural sciences, and when the 

 knowledge and study of these natural revelations from God will 

 rank second only to a knowledge of the higher revelation He ha s 

 given as of Himself." After an interesting and lively introduc- 

 tion the author, in the first part of the hook, enumerates and 

 describes the various organs of a plant, their arrangements and 

 development. In part second he gives a brief but lucid explana, 

 tion, amply illustrated, of the Linnrean and Natural systems of 

 classification. Part third contains a monthly illustration of Bri- 

 tish wild flowers, into which are introduced particulars of much 

 interest to those who are entering upon the study of Botany. 

 There are concluding chapters on the flowerless plants and on the 

 economical and medicinal properties of those native to Britain. 

 The book contains one hundred and seventy-one good w r ood-cut 

 illustrations. It is one of Kouiledge's cheap series of publications 

 and is an instance of what is doing at the present day by enter, 

 prising writers and publishers to biing the highest productions of 

 science and literature within the reach of persons with limited 

 incomes. We cordially recommend this work as one of great 

 merit and deep interest. Its style is remarkably lively and clear 

 and its aim highly commendable. 



A Life of Linnceus. By Miss Brightwell, of Norwich. Lon_ 

 don : John Van Voorst. Montreal : B. Dawson & Son 

 Pp. 191. 



This little book gives a most interesting account of the life o* 

 the great Swedish Naturalist. It begins with his childhood and 

 youth in the parsonage of Stenbrohult in Smceland, a piovince in 



