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very soon. Then every one is invited to add anything not men- 

 tioned, or to correct any mis-statements ; so that the descriptions 

 may become the general contribution of the room. By a majority 

 vote the animal is selected to represent the room in the caravan, 

 and then in a similar manner the pupil who can best describe the 

 selected animal. Thus, the caravan starts on its way, in each 

 room, adding a new animal after those already in the caravan have 

 been described. The game proves an admirable review, in which 

 each participating mind is keenly stimulated by the spirit of com- 

 petitive play. — The Bulletin. 



Book Reviews 



Rocky Mountain Flowers. An Illustrated Guide for Plant 

 Lovers and Plant Users. Frederick E. Clements and Edith 

 Schwartz Clements, pp. xxxi + 392. H. W. Wilson Co., 

 New York. $3.00. 



The Rocky Mountain region is coming to be used so much as a 

 simimer recreation ground for our American people that this book 

 will be welcomed by all, and especially by those who are interested 

 in nature as nature students. 



The keys that are used in the book are made so as to be service- 

 able to a person who is not a botanical specialist, though they will 

 serve the purpose of the latter individual also. The book is 

 illustrated with a number of plates, some twenty of them in color. 



Unfortunately the book is printed on a moderately heavy paper 

 and is a fairly large volume. It would improve it materially if it 

 could be printed on thin paper and bound with flexible cover, for 

 when one is tramping through the mountains every added ounce 

 that has to be carried is taken under protest. 



The book has a glossary of the scientific terms that are used and 

 is well indexed. It is an excellent addition to the library of the 

 nature lover who expects to live in or even visit the western states. 



The Spring of the Year, Summer, The Fall of the Year, 

 Winter. Dallas Lore Sharp. Houghton, Mifflin Co. 60c. 

 each. 

 This series of four volumes, each of about 150 pages, makes a 



group of books that will be much appreciated as nature readers. 



