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Half-Hours in the Tiny World : Wonders of Insect Life. 

 Cr, 8vo, pp. xii. — 308. (London : Jas. Nisbet and Co. 1896.) Price 2/6. 



A very interesting and nicely illustrated little book, containing a series of 

 chapters describing Insect Life, Caterpillars, The Spider and its Web, Bees and 

 Beehives, Wasps and Paper-making, Silk and Silkworms, Flies, Ants and Ant- 

 hills, Life in a drop of Water, Coral and Coral-builders, Nature and her tools, 

 etc. There are 80 or more good illustrations. 



Gleanings from the Natural History of the Ancients. 



By Rev. W. G. Watkins, M.A. Cr. 8vo, pp. xv.— 258. (London : Elliot 

 Stock. 1896.) 



In this exceedingly interesting book we have a number of chapterson a few 

 of the curiosities connected with the natural history of the ancients ; they have 

 been put together with much trouble and not a little honest, diligent research ; 

 the object of the author being to collect some of the more interesting facts 

 bearing upon ten or a dozen different subjects rather than to write a complete 

 natural history of the ancients. These chapters treat of Greek and Roman 

 Dogs ; Antiquarian Notes on British Dogs ; the Cat ; Owls ; Pygmies ; Ele- 

 phants ; the Horse ; Gardens ; Hunting among the Ancients ; the Romans as 

 Acclimatisers in Britain ; Virgil as an Ornithologist ; Roses ; Wolves ; Ancient 

 Fish-lore ; Mythical Animals ; and Oysters and Pearls. 



Natural History Pictures for Object Lessons. Size of 



Plates, 24 by 28 inches. (Edinburgh : W. and A. K. Johnston.) Price, 3/6 

 each. 



A series of beautiful plates printed in colours. Those sent to us illustrate 

 and thoroughly describe The Flamingo, Anemones, and Corals ; the Tiger, 

 Serpents, and the Whale — e.g., The Anemones and Corals are thus 

 described : — Anemones, sub. Kingdom Ccelenterata, Class Actinozoa, Order 

 Zoantharia, Anemones (French;; Anemones (Spanish); Windroschen 

 (German), Then follows a full description. Those represented on this sheet are : 

 I, The Aciinoloba Dianthus ; 2. Bolocera Eques ; 3, Sagartia Veduata ; 4, 

 Cereus Coriaceus ; 5, Anemonia Cereus Alcyonaria. Corals : Sub-Kingdom, 

 Ca'lenterata ; Class, Anthozoa ; Order, Alcyornana ; Corails (French) 

 Corales (Spanish) ; Koralle (German). Those represented being Corallium 

 Rubrum or Red Coral, and of the Madrepore Dance. 



The other sheets are equally well described. These sheets are splendidly 

 suitable for schoolroom walls. 



Wonderland ; or, Curiosities of Nature and Art. By Wood 



Smith. Cr. 4to, pp. 288. (London: Thomas Nelson and Son. 1897.) 3/6. 

 A charming book for young people. Wonderhind consists of two great 

 regions, one called Nature, the other Art, in each of which there are many 

 marvellous things, all of which are described in a most interesting manner, and 

 very beautifully and profusely illustrated, there being no fewer than 170 illus- 

 trations. Many of them are full-page plates. 



Simple Lessons from Nature. By M. Cordelia E. Leigh. 



Post 8vo, pp. xii. — 131, (London : J. Nisbet.) Price i/- 



We have here a series of very simple lessons drawn from Nature for young 

 children, the aim of the author having been to make them as simple as possible. 

 The facts to which they refer when carefully explained can hardly fail to increase 

 the love and reverence of scholars for their Maker, while the interest excited 

 may develop their power of observation and research, and afford useful employ- 

 ment for their time and thought. 



