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NATURE 



[March 9, 191 1 



Biology. 



Edward Arnold. — Practical Photo-microfjraphy, J. E. 

 Barnard, illustrat<:d. Baillicre, Tindall and Cox. — Micro- 

 orj^anisms, M. Horzog. A. and C. Black. — Tho Opfn Book 

 of Nature, a Book of Nature-study for \'oung People, Rev. 

 C. .\. Hall, illustrated ; The Life and I-ovft of the Insect, 

 J. 11. Kabre, translated by A. 'Ifixeira de Mattos, illus- 

 trated. IF. Blackwood and Sons. — The ICleinents of British 

 Forestry : a Handbook for Forest Apprentices, J. Nisbet. 

 The Cambridge University Press. — An Enfjlish Flora, Dr. 

 C E. Moss, assisted by specialists, lo vols, probably, 

 illustrated. Cassell and Co., Ltd. — The Nature-lover's 

 Handbook; Breedin}» and the Mendelian Discovery, A. D. 

 Darbishire, illustrated. /. M. Dent and .^ons, Ltd. — 

 Physiology Primer, Prof. C. S. .Sherrington, F.R.S. ; 

 Zoolo}<y Primer, Prof. W. A. Herdman, F.R..S. Duck- 

 worth and Co. — Cacao : its Culture and Preparation, J. H. 

 Hart. Gurney and Jackson. — .\ History of British Mam- 

 mals, G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, continuation in parts, 

 illustrated ; Rhopalocera Exotica, beinj^ Illustrations of 

 New, Rare, or Unfigured Species of Butterflies, H. Grose- 

 Smith and W. F. Kirby, 3 vols., illustrated, reduced in 

 price. Henry Holt and Co. (New York). — The Animals 

 and Man, Prof. V. L. Kellof<g, illustrated ; Plant Life and 

 Evolution, Prof. D. H. Campbell ; a revised edition of 

 Hertwig's Manual of Zoology, Prof. J. S. Kingsley ; A 

 Key to High School Botany, Prof. Atkinson. T. C. and 

 E.' C. Jack.— The British Bird Book, edited by F. B. 

 Kirkman, illustrated, further sections ; Present-day Garden- 

 inj4, edited by R. H. Pearson, illustrated ; Rhododendrons 

 and Azaleas, W. Watson; Carnations and Pinks, T. H. 

 Cook, J. Douglas, and J. F. M'Leod; Roses, H. E. 

 Molyneaux. A. Melrose. — The Biology of the Seasons, 

 Prof. J. A. Thomson, illustrated. The Methodist Puhlish- 

 ing House. — Butterflies, and How to Identify Them, 

 S. \. Sedgwick. Methuen and Co., Ltd. — Studies of Trees 

 and Flowers, M. Wrigley, illustrated ; The Freshwater 

 Fishes of the British Isles', C. T. Regan, illustrated ; The 

 Life of Crustacea, Dr. W. T. Caiman, illustrated ; Our 

 Insect Friends and Foes, F. M. Duncan, illustrated ; The 

 Young Ornithologist : a Guide to the Haunts, Homes, and 

 Habits of British Birds, W. P. Westell, illustrated; Pre- 

 liminary Hygiene, W. Narramore, illustrated ; Elementary 

 Lessons on Plant Life, Miss D. G. Scott, illustrated. Mills 

 and Boon, Ltd. — The Bee-keeper's Companion, S. S. 

 .Abbott, illustrated. Milner and Co. — Prehistoric Man, J. 

 McCabe. John Murray. — -Ornamental Bulbous and Tuber- 

 ous Plants for the Open Air, Greenhouse, and Hothouse, 

 with details as to Descriptions, Culture, and Propagation, 

 J. Weathers, illustrated; The Genus Rosa, E. Willmott, 

 drawings by A. Parsons, in parts, continued ; Criminal 

 Man — .\ccording to Lombroso, G. Lombroso Ferrero, and 

 The Cell and Cellular Reproduction of Living Beings, Dr. 

 Marcus Hartog (Progressive Science Series). The Oxford 

 University Press. — Forest Terminology, J. Gerschel and 

 W. R. Fisher, a new edition of the work published in 

 F"rance, and now printed in French, German, and English. 

 Kegan Paul and Co., Ltd.— A History of Birds, Dr. H. O. 

 Forbes. Sir I. Pitman and Sons, Ltd. — British Ferns : a 

 Pocket Help for the Student and Collector, comprising all 

 the Native Species and showing Where Found, F. G. 

 Heath, illustrated. G. Putnam's Sons. — Neglected Factors 

 in Evolution, H. M. Bernard. Lovcll Reeve and Co., 

 Ltd. — The Coleoptera of the British Islands, Rev. W. W. 

 Fowler and H. Donisthorpe, supplementary volume; British 

 Diptera, P. H. Grimshaw, in parts ; The Flora of Tropical 

 Africa, Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, K.C.M.G., F.R.S. (con- 

 tinuation) ; Lepidoptera Indica, Col. S. Swinhoe (continua- 

 tion). Alston Rivers, L*d.— British Plants : their Biology 

 and Ecology, J. F. Bevis, illustrated. G. Routledge and 

 Sons, Lfd.— Alpine Plants of Europe, with Cultural Hints, 

 H. S. Thompson, illustrated. Smith, Elder and Co. — 

 TJioughts on Trout Fishing, H. Russell ; Grouse Disease 

 Enquiry. Under the direction of the Committee on Grouse 

 Disease the general questions have been treated by A. S. 

 Leslie, Dr. E. A. Wilson, and the scientific by Dr. A. E. 

 Shipley, F.R.S. ; subscription edition, in 2 vols., illustrated. 

 Swan Spnnenschcin and Co.. Ltd. — Elementary Text-book 

 of Practical Botany, for the Botanical Laboratory and 



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Private .Student, Prof. E. Slrasburger, edited by Prof. W. 

 Hilihouse, illustrated, new edition ; Plant Life : a Manual 

 of Botany for Schools, Prof. E. Warming, translated by 

 E. Rehling and E. M. Thomas, illustrated. John M'iley 

 and .Sons {.\ew York). — Forest Physiography, I. Bowman ; 

 Principles of Handling Woodlands, H. S. Graves. 

 Witherby and Co. — Photography for Bird-lovers, B. 

 Beetham, illustrated ; The Birds of Australia, G. M. 

 Mathews, illustrated, part ii. ; A Fisherman's Summer in 

 Canada, F". G. Aflalo. 



Chemistry. 



Edward .\rnold. — The Chemistry and Testing of Cement, 

 Dr. C. H. Dtrsch. .1. and C. Black. — Chemical Analysis, 

 Qualitative and Quantitative, a Text-book for Technical 

 Schools and Collef»es, (i. G. Gardiner, vol. i. Gauthier- 

 Villars (Paris). — Notions fondamentales d'Analyse qualita- 

 tive, Thomas and Gauthier ; Analyses chimiques m6tallur- 

 giques, J. Hognon. Gurney and Jackson. — Technical 

 Methods of Chemical .Analysis, edited by Dr. G. Lunge, 

 translated, adapted, and edited by Dr. C. A. Keane, vol. ii. 

 in two parts, and vol. iii. ; The Manufacture of Sulphuric 

 Acid and .Alkali, with the Collateral Branches, a Theoretical 

 and Practical Treatise, Dr. G. Lunge, vol. iii.. Ammonia- 

 soda, Processes of Alkali Making and the Chlorine Industry, 

 new edition. Henry Holt and Co. (New York). — A revised 

 edition of Noyes' Qualitative Analysis. Longmans and 

 Co. — New Ideas on Inorganic Chemistry, Prof. A. Werner, 

 translated, with the author's sanction, from the second 

 German edition, by Dr. Ii!. P. Hedley ; The Chemistry of 

 Synthetic Drugs and the .Application of Chemistry to 

 Pharmacology, P. May ; Monographs on Biochemistry, edited 

 by Drs. R. .A. Plimmer and F. G. Hopkins : — Oxidation 

 and Reduction, Dr. H. D. Dakin. Sampson Low and Co., 

 L<d.— Triumphs and W'onders of Modern Chemistry, Dr. 

 G. Martin, illustrated. Macmillan and Co., Ltd. — 

 Crystallography and Practical Crystal Measurement, Dr. 

 A. E. H. Tutton, F'.R.S., illustrated. Methuen and Co.. 

 Ltd. — Higher Mathematics for Chemical Students, J. R. 

 Partington; Elementary Chemical Theory, J. M. W'admore ; 

 A Practical Chemistry for Technical Institutes, Dr. A. E. 

 Dunstan ; Outlines of Physical Chemistry,- Dr. G. Senter, 

 new edition. Kegan Paul and Co., Ltd. — Crystals, Dr. 

 A. E. H. Tutton, F.R.S., illustrated. Swan Sonnenschein 

 and Co., Ltd. — Introduction to the Study of Organic 

 Chemistry, J. Wade, illustrated ; a re-issue of the revised 

 edition. John Wiley and Sons (New York). — A Laboratory 

 Manual of Inorganic Chemistry, E. C. Bingham and G. T. 

 White : Introduction to ChemLstrv, Prof. W. Ostwald, 

 translated by W. T. Hall and R. ^^ Williams, illustrated. 



Engineering. 



Constable and Co., Ltd. — The Encyclopaedia of Municipal 

 and Sanitary Engineering, edited by W. H. Maxwell and 

 J. T. Brown, illustrated. Gauthier-Villars (Paris). — 

 Recherche pratique et exploitation des mines d'or, G. 

 Proust ; Calcul et construction des Alternateurs mono- et 

 polyphas^s, H. Birven (traduit de I'allemand par P. 

 Dufour) ; Formation et carri^re de I'ing^nieur-^lectricien, 

 A. Blondel ; Organisation des Usines, Ballew'ski (traduit de 

 I'allemand par A. Mayer). T. Werner Laurie. — The Aero- 

 plane — Past, Present, and Future, C. Graham Wiiite and 

 H. Harper, illustrated. Crosby Lockwood and Son. — 

 Engineer's Year Book for 1911, comprising Formula', 

 Rules, Tables, Data, and Memoranda, forming a com- 

 pendium of the Modern Practice of Civil, Mechanical. 

 Electrical, Marine, Gas and Mine Engineering, H. R. 

 Kempe, with a collaboration of eminent specialists, illus- 

 trated ; Marine Steam Turbines, a Handbook for the use 

 of .Students, Engineers, and Naval Constructors, based on 

 the work " Schiffsturbinen," Dr. G. Bauer and O. Lasche. 

 translated from the German by M. G. S. Swallow, illus- 

 trated. Longmans and Co. — The Testing of Motive-power 

 Engines, including Steam Engines and Turbines, Loco- 

 motives, Boilers, Condensers, Internal Combustion Engines, 

 Gas Producers, Refrigerators, .Air Compressors, Fans, 

 Pumps, &c.. R. Royds. illustrated. E. and F. N. Span. 

 Ltd.— The Theory and Practice of Model .Aeroplaning. 



