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that feeling of the hopeless difficulty of the sub- 

 ject which, before their appearance, must have 

 deterred many from entering upon the study of 

 these perplexing plants. The price of the work 

 is 18s. Gd. net. "A Synopsis of the British 

 Mosses," by C. P. Hobkirk, contains a concise de- 

 scription of all the British species, and, from its 

 small size, it is very handy for taking on holiday 

 excursions. There are, however, no plates, and 

 from its very conciseness it is not so useful to the 

 beginner as to the more advanced student. The 

 Rev. J. M. Berkeley's "Handbook of British 

 Mosses " is also in its way a very useful book ; it 

 is provided with figures of many of the species, 

 and the introductory chapters on the structure of 

 mosses, etc., are full of interest. Of the smaller 

 works, the " Handbook of Mosses," written by my 

 friend Mr. James E. Bagnall, gives a sketch of the 

 structure, classification, distribution, and habitats 

 of the mosses, and also many useful hints as to 

 their collection and preservation; it is published 

 in the "Young Collector" series of Messrs. Swan 

 Sonnenschein & Co. Sir Edward Ery's "British 

 Mosses," which has recently been re-issued, is a 

 most attractive book. 



The literature on the subject of the liverworts 

 is even more scanty than that which deals with 

 the mosses. Eor long, practically the only work 

 was Sir W. J. Hooker's " British Jungermannise," 

 published in 1816. A good many years ago an 



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