2 72 THE NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [i, 6, nov. 1905 



School Gardens for California Schools. By B. M. Davis. State 

 Normal School at Chico, Calif. 1905. Pp. 79, paper. 50 cents. 

 This is a manual for teachers. An introduction of ten pages deals 

 with history of school-gardens and educational value. Recognizing 

 that to grow plants requires an intelligent knowledge of the needs 

 of a plant, the relations to soil, fertilizers, temperature and plant enemies 

 are next presented. Then follow condensed notes on plant propaga- 

 tion, preparation of soil, cultivation, irrigation, tools, garden plans, 

 planting calendars, time required, teacher's plan-book, pupils' records, 

 and many other little points which beginners with school-gardens 

 want. The suggestions on correlation are good. The final pages 

 contain well-selected lists of books and bulletins for schools and refer- 

 ences on the common insects of California. While the pamphlet is 

 directly valuable for teachers on the Pacific Coast, its usefulness is 

 by no means limited to that region. 



M. A. B. 



GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE 



A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LEADING MAGAZINE ARTICLES OF INTER- 

 EST IN CONNECTION WITH NATURE-STUDY 

 JULY TO NOVEMBER, I905 



ARRANGED BY ADA WATTERSON YERKES 

 2,0% Mellen St., Cambridge, Mass. 



1. EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL DISCUSSIONS OF NATURE-STUDY 



Agriculture in the schools. Exper. Sta. Record. Abstract in Science. 

 22 : 505-6. O. 20, '05. 



Butler, M. L. A new kind of garden school. Garden Mag. 2 : 132-4. 



0. '05. 



McClure, D. E. Phases of modern education. II. Education of country 

 children for the farm. Education. 26 : 65-70. O. '05. 



2. NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS 



1. ANIMALS 

 General 



Long, W. J. The question of animal reason. Harper. 111:588-94. S. 



'OS- 



Must "protective coloration" go? Country Gal. 1:336. Ag. '05. 

 (Criticism of Burroughs' article in Atlantic for June.) 



Ward, H. B. The relation of animals to disease. Science. 22 : 193-203. 

 Ag. 18, '05. 

 Insects 



Baker, C. F. Fleas and disease. Am. Nat. 39 : 507-8. July, '05. 



Crafts, H. A. Breeding beneficial insects.. Harper. 111:778-82. O. '05. 



Howard, L. 0. Breeding beneficial insects. Science. 22 : 467-8. O. 13, 

 '05. (Correction of article in Harper for October.) 



