1893.] THE AMERICAN MONTHLY. [April. 



Titles of Microscopical Publications.— II. 



Note. — Cut up this leaf, pasting each item on the upper part of a card 5x2 inches. When a 

 publication cited is in your library, paste your own label or some distinctive paper on the lower 

 (^unused) part of iti card. You will then keep catalogue-cards of uniform thickness, which you 

 can assort nicely into alphabetical packages. The other cards, which to you are merely bib- 

 liographical, can, if desired, be balanced on the lower half with paper ofa different color from 

 that used in your c:(talogue-cards. Not only microscopical books but pamphlets and the most 

 important magazine articles should be included herein. Send to us for publication any other 

 titles that you can collect in your library , so as to complete a printed catalogue for yoiuself 

 and a bibliography for all. 



Hirt, L. : Ueber den Principien und die Methode der Mikro- 

 scopischen Untersuchung dcs VVassers. Zeitschrift fiir Biologie, 

 1 8 79. 



Kean, A. L. : A New Method for the Microscopical Examin- 

 ation of Water. Science, Feb. 15, 18S9 ; Eng. News, March 30, 

 1SS9. 



MacDonald, J. D. : A Guide to the Microscopical Examina- 

 tion of Drinking Water, 2d ed., Svo. London: J. and A. 

 Churchill, 1883. 



Mills, H. : Micro-Organisms in Buffalo Water Supply and in 

 Niagara River. Pj-oc. Am. Soc. Micrs., 1882. 



Radlkofer, L. : Mikroscopische Untersuchung der Organ- 

 ischem Substanzen im Brunnenwasser. Zeitschrift fiir Biologie, 

 1865. 



Grove, W. B. : A Synopsis of the Bacteria and Yeast Fungi, 

 12 mo, 1884. Chatto and Wonders, London. $1.25. Contains a 

 concise description of all the commoner forms of Schizomycetes 

 and Sarcharomycetes, giving their dimensions and best culture 

 medium. Very fully illustrated. One of the best of the cheaper 

 works on this subject. 



Gray's Botanical Text-Book: Vol. ii, 6th ed., 1885. 

 Phvsiological Botany, Goodale, G. L., 8vo. New York : Ivison, 

 Blakeman, Taylor & Co. $2.00. 



Part I contains a chapter on reagents and manipulation, followed 

 by 182 pages of vegetable histology, fully illustrated and up to 

 date ; a highly recommended work. Part II is vegetable 

 physiology. 



Poulsen, V. A. : Botanical Micro-Chemistrv, translated by 

 Wm. Trelease, 1S84, i2mo. Boston: Cassino & Co. $1.00. 



Prof. Goodale says: "An excellent account of the chemicals 

 used in the examination of vegetable structures, together with 

 some directions for their employment." 



Phin, John: How to LTse the Microscope, i2mo, 6th ed. 

 New York : Industrial Pub. Co. $1.00. A verv full description 

 of apparatus and accessories and well adapted for beginners. The 

 style is condensed and requires attentive reading or important 

 points may be lost. There is a table of contents, but no good 

 index ; consequently, matter is not easily found. Well .illustrated. 



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