A FEW NOTICES OF THE BOOK. 



' Well adapted to the purpose."- Times. 

 " Interesting and brightly written." Nature. 

 " These are excellent." Nature's Notes. 



" Never to our knowledge were facts from Natural 

 History and that terrible subject Modern Botany more 

 skilfully deployed before the reader's mind." Daily 

 Chronicle. 



" Contains more of the information we are likely to* 

 want under such circumstances than any other periodical 

 or book." Land and Water. 



" Full of observant sympathy and special knowl- 

 edge . ' ' Scotsman . 



" It is altogether delightful reading." School Board 

 Chronicle. 



k Charming gossips reminding us of Gilbert White 

 and Richard Jefferies." Christian World. 



" Should delight the heart of the naturalist. "- 

 Glasgow Herald. 



1 Literary in style, accurate in statement. ... we 

 know none which so well deserves credit for being 

 ' up-to-date.' " Selborne Society's " Nature Notes." 



