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The underlying idea throughout the book is comparison of the 
phenomena of plant-life with those of human-life. While the 
text is certainly written in a way to stimulate the curiosity of the 
reader and induce him to find out things for himself, the stand- 
point taken is frankly teleological and vitalistic, and such phrases 
as ‘‘ the Scheme of Creation’ frequently recur. The work should 
be useful to teachers of Nature Study and suggestive to ‘* Hobby- 
Botanists,’’ for whom it is primarily written. It is a pity that 
some of the figures are not more worthy of the text. Ww. 8..% 
Trees for the Falkland Islands.—Owing to representations 
made from time to time to the Colonial Office respecting the 
desirability of experimenting with the cultivation of forest and 
other trees in the Falkland Islands, and notably from the 
interest taken in the matter by Major F. R. St. Johnston, lately 
Colonial Secretary in the Islands, the advice of the Director of the 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was sought on the subject in 1919. 
Under his direction an account of the various efforts made in the 
past to establish forest trees in the Islands was compiled, and 
this, together with the recommendations made to the Colonial 
Office, was published in K.B., 1919, pp. 209-217. In the ex- 
perimental scheme presented, a recommendation was made that 
aman skilled in forestry matters, capable of carrying out ex- 
periments and instructing the islanders, should be sent out to 
control any attempt that might be made to establish plantations, 
and that a fairly wide selection of species should be tried. 
During the spring and summer of 1920, further correspondence 
took place between Major St. Johnston, the newly appointed 
Governor of the Falkland Islands, Mr. J. Middleton, C.M.G., 
the Colonial Office, and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Further, 
advantage was taken of the presence of the Governor in London 
to discuss the matter in all its bearings. These deliberations 
resulted in the appointment of Mr. James Reid, a_ student 
Forester from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, who had 
previously had several years experience in forests in Scotland, 
1920, p. 286). He sailed on November 24th, and took out with 
him a consignment of young trees procur from Messrs. Dick- 
sons, of Chester, with various seeds and cuttings from Kew. 
As the experiment is likely to prove of more than ordinary 
interest permission has been obtained from the Colonial Office 
to publish the list of plants and cuttings sent out. 
Plants supplied by Messrs. Dicksons :— 
2 ft. 5... SOO Picea sitchensis, 6-9 in. ... 2,000 
i 000 Isa, 6-9 i 2. 
Alnus glutinosa, 13 
: fae. seedlings Pane .  excelsa, 6-9 in. i BD 
Frazinus eacelsior, 2-year Acer Pseudoplatanus, 1-year 
ings .. pee io 1,000 seedlings ... Mg 2.000 
Pyrus Aucuparia, oh Betula alba, 2-year seedlings 2,000 
Pinus Laricio, 6-12 in. 1,000 campestris, 13-2 ft. 1,000 
var. nigricans, 6-12 in. 500 . montana, 13- poe 
? 
Pinus sylvestris, 6-9 in. ... 2,000 Populus sorotina, 14-2 ft. ... 
