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P^^iiiiews, 



Practical Microscopy. By George E. Davis, F. R. M. S. Second edi- 

 tion. Illustrated with 258 wood-cuts and colored frontispiece. 8 vo.; 

 pp. 350. 1882. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 



This is essentially a practical work upon microscopy. The dif- 

 ferent stands of foreign make are illustrated and described, followed 

 by their accessories and objectives. There is but little that is new 

 in the first half of the book, but the chapters on "Staining" and on 

 " Reagents and Recipes " contain some valuable things, and are 

 alone worth the price of the book. The author's process for the 

 double-staining of vegetable sections is very good indeed, and gives 

 beautiful results, as a number of our sections will testify. 



As microscopists, we have a very limited literature. A demand 

 should be created for more by patronizing what we have. But the 

 book before us has intrinsic value, as we trust our readers will find 

 out for themselves. 



Materia Medica and Therapeutics. Inorganic Substances. By Charles 

 F. Phillips, M. D. Edited and adapted to the United States Pharma- 

 copoeia, by Lawrence Johnson, A, M. M. D. Two volumes. New 

 York: William Wood & Co. 



These are the April and May numbers of Wood's Library of 

 Standard Medical Authors for 1882. The text is very complete and 

 brings the subject up to the most recent information. Therapeutics 

 must form the larger part of the successful practitioner's library. It 

 should have a place by Bartholow, Trosseau and others. Two full 

 indexes are given, one for remedies, the other for diseases. 



Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. Edited by Frank Crisp, 

 L. L. B., B. A. August number. 111.; 8 vo. ; pp. 150, 



Filled as usual with matter of the highest value to every worker 

 in science. Mr. Crisp has acquired a lasting name from the success- 

 ful way he has conducted this journal. 



Our Native Ferns and Their Allies. By Lucien M. Underwood, Ph. 

 D., Professor of Botany in the Illinois Wesleyan University. Second 

 and enlarged edition, 8 vo. ; pp. 134. Illustrated from nature. 1882. 

 Address the author, Bloomington, 111. 



The delicate foliage of the ferns causes them to be sought after 



