Bibliographical Notice. 221 



rotundato, linea media et punctis 2 vel 3 utrinqae annexis pal- 

 lidioribus oraato ; elytris cylindricis, per suturam obscure albidis, 

 interstitiis altemis laete fulvo nigroque tessellatis ; antennis ad 

 basin pedibusque (squamosis) clarioribus. 



Long. corp. lin. 2|-3. 



Habitat Lanzarotam et Fuerteventuram, sub lapidibus in aridis are- 

 nosis et calcariis degens. 



27. Sitones setiger. 



S. oblongus, squamis griseis insequaliter vestitus ; capite prothorace- 

 que densissime et profunde rugoso-punctatis, illo oculis oblongo- 

 rotundatis promineutibus, hoc subcylindrico, intra apicem (sub- 

 eleratum) constricto, ad utrumque latus linea paulo albidiore 

 omato ; elvtris profunde punctato-striatis, vel obscure variegatis 

 (interstitiis altemis obsolete tessellatis) vel dense fusco aut ochraceo- 

 fiisco squamosis, saepius versus latera squamis albidioribus obscure 

 plagiatis, interstitiis setosis (setis nigrescentibus sed in interstitiis 

 altemis setis albidioribus distantibus commixtis) ; antennis brevi- 

 bus pedibusque rufo-ferrugineis, capitulo femoribusque obscu- 

 rioribus. 



Long. corp. lin. l|-2. 



Habitat in aridis insularum Canariensium, in Palma sola hactenus 

 baud detectus. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 



Outlines of Botany, designed for Schools and Colleges. By J. H. 

 Balfour, M.D. &c.. Prof, of Botany in the University of Edin- 

 burgh. 12rao, pp. 712. Black, Edinburgh, 1S62. 



The title of this book shows the intention of its author in the pre- 

 sent republication of the article " Botany " from the ' Encyclopaedia 

 Britannica.' We are sorry to add that we look upon it as a mistake 

 to think that the book is well fitted for schools and colleges ; for we 

 presume that here "colleges" is simply a synonym of "schools." It 

 does not differ sufficiently fi-om the same author's valuable books en- 

 titled ' Manual ' and * Class Book ' to be suited to the inferior class of 

 teaching usually, and perhaps necessarily, given in those places. It 

 seems to us far too hard, much too long, and not sufficiently autho- 

 ritative for young scholars. In short, it is too good for its purpose. 

 If Dr. Balfour had allowed this treatise to continue in the position 

 for which it was written., and to which it is well fitted, and had 

 prepared a small — very much smaller — book containing the elements 

 of botany in simple language, he would have done more service to 

 science. Such simple elements should be written as by a master 

 stating his determinations, and usually omitting all notice of the 

 opinions of others (which are to be found properly in the larger 

 Class-books and Introductions), leaving out most of the chemistry 

 as unintelligible to the young student, and omitting the greater part 

 of the technicalities relating to the Natural Orders, but inserting in 



