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History of Garden Vegetables.~E. Lewis Sturtevant (Amer. 

 Nat., xxii., 979-987; continued.) Kohl-rabi {Brassica oleracea, 

 caulo-rapd), Lavender {Lavendula vera), Leek {Allitnn Por- 

 rum). Lentil {Ervum Lens) and Lettuce in its various forms 

 {Lactiica sativa), are here discussed. 



Introduction to Entomology.— Part /—John Henry Comstock. 

 (8 vo., pp., 234, Ithaca, 1888.) 



The study of insect life is so closely associated with certain 

 branches of botany that mention of this new work will not be 

 considered out of place. It is both structural and systematic, the 

 first two chapters being devoted to an exposition of the charac- 

 ters, metamophoses and anatomy of insects. The remainder of 

 the book contains descriptions of families and orders, the deter- 

 minations being aided by analytical keys, similar to those used 

 with such advantage in our botanies. Mrs. Comstock has con- 

 tributed much to the value of the work in drawing and engraving 

 most of the illustrations from original material. 



List of plants found growing wild within thirty miles of Amherst. 

 N. A. Cobb. (Pamph., 8vo., pp. 51, 1887). 



Although published nearly two years ago, this local catalogue 

 has only recently come to our notice. It is an extension of Prof 

 Tuckerman's list of the same region, published in 1875, and in- 

 cludes representatives of all the sub-kingdoms, a goodly number 

 of Protophyta being recorded. Localities are given for the 

 scarcer flowering plants and ferns, but the lower classes are 

 merely enumerated. 



Michi 



Report of 



partment of Botany and Forestry. W. J. Beal. (Pamph.. pp. 

 25, Agricultural College, 1888.) 



Besides the records of work accomplished at the Experiment 

 Station and its outlying farms, Professor Beal contributes chap- 

 ters on the Flora of Northern Michigan, on that of the " Jack- 



pine I lains, and comparisons of the Mich' 

 and west sides of the State, in latitude 44° 



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