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almost indispensible. It is sparingly illus- 

 trated with good wood cuts and half-tone 

 engravings, and is furnished with that in- 

 dispensible in a hand-book a good index. 



A Working Plan for Forest Lands in 

 Central Alabamb. Bulletin No. 68, U. 

 S. Forest Service. By Franklin W. Reed. 

 Pp. 72, with map and four half-tone 

 plates. Washington, Government Print- 

 ing Office, 1905. 



Just at this time when the forest resources 

 of the South are being discussed by reason 

 of the pending Appalachian Forest Reserve 

 Bill, this bulletin, although describing a sec- 

 tion outside of the proposed reserve, is 

 nevertheless quite interesting. The plan de- 

 scribed was prepared for the Kaul Lumber 

 Company, of Birmingham, for lands in 

 Coosa, Bibb, and portions of adjacent coun- 

 ties. 



Davey's Primer on Trees and Birds 



Bv John Davey, author of "The Tree 



Doctor." Pp. 165. Profusely illustrated. 



Published by the author. Sewickley, Pa. 



This handsome little volume is written in 

 popular vein and simple language, to be 

 used as a school reader and generally as an 

 elementary treatise on tree and bird life. 

 The author has found that the most prac- 

 tical suggestions looking toward the proper 

 preservation of tree and bird life is "to 

 teach the child." The volume before us was 

 undertaken purely with this idea in view, 

 and should be a help in creating a proper 

 sentiment toward trees and birds. The il- 

 lustrations are many and exceedingly clear. 



Neighbors of Field, Wood and Stream. 

 By Morton Grinnell. Forty-five illus- 

 trations. Pp. 285. Frederick A. Stokes 

 Co., Publishers, New York. 

 This volume contains a deliehtful series 

 of stories about the commoner species of 

 birds, beasts, and fish of the Eastern United 

 States. It plans to make known to the 

 younger generation the habits and home life 

 of our wild neighbors. With the idea of 

 giving the subject a real and living inter- 

 est, he has endowed the birds and beasts 

 described with human intelligence, which 

 undoubtedly is an attractive way to present 

 such matter to young readers. The illus- 

 trations are unsually pleasing and appro- 

 priate. Altogether it is a book well worth 

 adding to one's collection. 



A Guide to the Wild Flowers. By 



Alice Lounsberry. Illustrated by Mrs. 

 Ellis Rowan. Pp. 347. Profusely illus- 

 trated with line drawings and colored 

 plates. Fourth edition. Published by 

 Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York. 



In this work one gets as complete and 

 accurate a guide in wild flowers as is ob 

 tainable in one volume. Its value is appre- 

 ciated, as shown by the fact that the book 

 has gone through four editions. The ar- 

 rangement of the text throughout is one of 

 great simplicity and clearness, while the 

 many illustrations are a great aid to the 

 identification of the various species de- 

 scribed. We know of no more valuable and 

 useful publication of a popular character 

 devoted to the wild flowers. 



A Guide to the Trees. By Alice Louns- 

 berry. Pp. 313. Profusely illustrated. 

 Published by Frederick A. Stokes Co., 

 New York. 



This is a companion volume to Miss 

 Lounsberry's Guide to the Wild Flowers, 

 and is -uniform in arrangement, illustra- 

 tions, and general makeup with the latter 

 work. Its value lies in the same direction 

 simplicity, clearness of descriptions, and full 

 enough to satisfy the most ambitious stu- 

 dent of our leading trees. Nearly 200 trees 

 are described, besides a number of shrubs. 

 Its illustrations include 64 colored plates 

 and many black and white drawings _ and 

 diagrams by Mrs. Rowan, who also illus- 

 trated the volume on wild flowers. The 

 volume also contains an introduction by Dr. 

 N. L. Britton, Director of the New York 

 Botanical Garden. 



Hardy Rhodendrons, Azaleas, and the 

 Mountain Laurel- By J. Woodward Man- 

 ning. Manning's Monographs, March, 

 1906, No. 2. Pp. 36, illustrated. 

 From the Reading nurseries, at Reading, 

 Mass., comes this excellent little booklet, 

 pleasing in its typographical excellence and 

 in contents. The plants are exhaustively 

 described and directions for their care 

 given. 



The Fern Collector's Guide. By Willard 

 Nelson Clute. Pp. 61. Illustrated. Fred- 

 erick A. Stokes Co., New York. 

 This handy little book has been published 

 with the idea of showing the student "where 

 to find and how to name the ferns." It is 

 most conveniently arranged for ready ref- 

 erence, and is enhanced in value bv many 

 excellent text illustrations. This guide is 

 based upon the more extensive writings by 

 same author, and should meet with a warm 

 reception from fern collectors. 



Silas Strong. A Novel. Bv Irving Bach- 

 eller. Pp. 339. Price $1.50. Harper & 

 Brothers. New York, 1906. 

 "Silas Strong." with the sub-title of "Em- 

 peror of the Woods," is a tale of life in 

 the Adirondacks. Aside from a storv that 



