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May, 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 



Wilderness Ways. By William J. Long. 

 Pp. 154. Illustrated. Ginn & Co., Boston, 

 Mass. 



This little volume of woodland sketches is the 

 oest book of its kind that, has come to our notice. 

 The author writes after years of observation of 

 animals and birds in their native haunts, and 

 the book is a most welcome relief in these days 

 of thinking and talking animals in literature. 

 It is clearly the work of a man who loves and 

 understands nature. 



Mr. Long writes well in a style finely adapted 

 to the tales he tells. He is a true sportsman, 

 too, seemingly taking as much interest in hunt- 

 ing with a camera as with a gun. The following 

 quotation taken from the preface of " Wilder- 

 ness Ways " reveals the opinions of the author 

 and the spirit of the book : " Any animal is in- 

 teresting enough as an animal, and has character 

 enough of his own, without borrowing any- 

 thing from man, as one may easily find out by 

 watching long enough. 



" Most wild creatures have but a small meas- 

 ure of gentleness in them, and that only by in- 

 stinct and at short stated seasons. Hence I 

 have given both sides and both kinds, the 

 shadows and the lights, the savagery as well as 

 the gentleness of the wilderness creatures. 



'"It were pleasanter, to be sure, especially 

 when you have been deeply touched by some 

 exquisite bit of animal devotion, to let it go at 

 that, and to carry with you henceforth an ideal 

 creature. 



" But the whole truth is better better for you, 

 better for children else personality becomes 

 confused with mere animal individuality, and 

 love turns to instinct, and sentiment vaporizes 

 into sentimentality. 



" This mother fox or fish-hawk here, this 

 strong mother loon or lynx that to-day brings 

 the quick moisture to your eyes by her utter de- 

 votion to the helpless little things which great 

 Mother Nature gave her to care for, will to-mor- 

 row, when they are grown, drive thosesame little 

 ones with savage treatment into the world to 

 face its dangers alone, and will turn away from 

 their sufferings thereafter with astounding in- 

 difference. 



" It is well to remember this, and to give 

 proper weight to the word, when we speak of 

 the love of animals for their little ones." 



The opening chpter on " Mejjaleep, The 

 Wanderer," is an unusually fine study of the 

 caribou and its habits. The book contains the 

 following additional sketches: " Killooleet, 

 Little Sweet-Voice"; " Kagax, the Blood- 

 thirsty " ; " Kookooskoos, Who Catches the 

 WrongRat" ; " Chigwooltz the Frog "; "Cloud 

 W i:igs the Eagle " ; " Upweekis the Shadow " ; 

 " Ilukeem the Night Voice," and a glossary of 

 Indian names. Lovers of nature will enjoy this 

 book. 



The Mazama, the official organ of the or- 

 ganization of that name, for April, is entitled 

 the "Alaska number." The opening article is 

 by Dr. B. E. Fernow on " Alaskan Attractions," 

 while the " Harriman Alaska Expedition" is 

 the title of an article by Trevor Kincaid. A 

 valuable paper in this number is " The Flora of 

 Mount Rainier," by Professor C. V. Piper. 

 " The Explanation of an Indian Map," by Dr. 

 George Davidson, a portrait of the late Henry 

 Villard, and a short sketch and portrait of John 

 Muir are other features of this interesting num- 

 ber. 



The eighth annual outing of the Mazamas 

 will take place in July, when Mount Hood will 

 be visited. 



Report of the Connecticut Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station for the year 1900. Part III. 

 Pages 219-387. Plates XVI. 



The contents of this report consist of articles 

 on "Peach Foliage and Fungicides," "Liter- 

 ature of Plant Diseases," " Fertilizers for Forc- 

 ing House Crops," " Chestnut Grafting," 

 "Insect Notes," "Tobacco Experiments," 

 " Protection of Shade Trees," " Cattle Foods." 



The article on the " Protection of Shade 

 Trees," by E. H. Jenkins and W. E. Britton, 

 treats of the many enemies of shade trees, 

 especially insects, and is well illustrated with a 

 number of half-tone engravings. 



Publications Received. 

 North American Willows. By W. W. RowlEE. 

 Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Torrey 

 Botanical Club, 27. 



Historic Trees of North America, I. The 

 Washington Elm. Reprinted from the Plant 

 World, Vol. II., no. 8. 



Congres International de Sylviculture. Tenu 

 a Paris du 4 au 7 Juin, 1900 ; Comte Rendu 

 Detaille. Ministere de l'Agriculture, Admin- 

 istration des Eaux et Forets. 



La Foret : " Complement Indispensable de la 

 Creation." Roger Ducamp, Inspecteur adjoint 

 des Eaux et forests. Extrait du Bulletin 

 Minestriel de la Societe forestrere de Franche 

 Comte et Belfort. 



The Windmill : Its Efficiency and Economic 

 Use. By Edward Charles Murphy. Be- 

 ing Nos. 41 and 42 of the " Water-Supply and 

 Irrigation Papers" of the U. S. Geological 

 Survey. Pp. 147. 1 lates XVI. Figures 70. 



Conveyance of Water in Irrigation Canals, 

 Flumes and Pipes. By Samuel Fortier. 

 No. 43 of the " Water-Supply and Irrigation 

 Papers" of the U. S. Geological Survey. 

 Pp. 86. Plates XV. Figures 27. 



Fourth Annual Report of the Forest Preserve 

 Board of New York. 1900. Pp. 140. Illus- 

 trated. 



(To be reviewed later. ) 



