Reviews and Book Notices. 6i 



No. 10 is of the same type as the preceding, excepting that 

 the socket is oval, measuring ifxil", and at some time the 

 cutting edge has been broken and re-sharpened. At the apex 

 of the socket there are traces of a medial ridge for secure 

 shafting. The specimen measures i"X2|", and weighs 3J oz. 



Nos. II and 12 are almost identical, except that one has a 

 hole at one side due to faulty casting. They are obviously 

 forgeries, though in general shape and ornamentation the 

 implements appear complete. The sockets are perfectly 

 square in each case, and altogether give one the impression 

 of being rather clumsy copies. Each one measures 

 3|'X2|", the socket being ij" across. Weight 9 oz. These 

 are evidently the work of ' Flint Jack,' who was a native of 

 the Whitby district, and spent some time there in later years 

 doing his best to satisfy the demands of collectors. An example 

 precisely similar to these two is in the case devoted to Flint 

 Jack's work in the Mortimer Museum at Drifheld, which is 

 now the property of the Hull Corporation. 



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How to Collect and Dry Flowering Plants and Ferns, by H. S. Thompson. 

 Routledge, 1917. yd. net. This little work of 56 pages, written by such 

 a well known field botanist as Mr. Thompson, is full of useful hints to the 

 young collector of dried plants. Many a naturalist of note has had his 

 life-long interest in science fostered and developed by making puch a 

 collection, and if a beginner follows the advice given in this book he will 

 be saved many disappointments and failures. 



Ightham : A Story of a Kentish Village, by F. J. Bennett, F.G.S., 

 F.R.A.I. [xii.] -f 158 pp. Price 2/-. This is a cheap re-issue of the 

 book which was published ten years ago. The present edition has the 

 addition of four pages which refer to the papers dealing with subsequent 

 discoveries in this interesting area ; there is also a geological map, from 

 the South Eastern Naturalist of 1908, and a Map of the District on the 

 scale of half an inch to a mile, which do not appear in the first edition. 

 A plate of Benjamin Harrison's Eoliths is also loosely inserted. Otherwise 

 the book is the same, excepting that the former cloth cover is replaced 

 by an artistic paper wrapper, and the price is cheaper. The story of 

 Ightham is probably as fascinating as that of any village of its size in 

 England, and Mr. Bennett tells it well. Mr. Benjamin Harrison, whose 

 work among the Eolithic flints is known the world over, is responsible 

 for an interesting section of the book. 



British Grasses and their Employment in Agriculture, by S. F. Arm- 

 strong. Cambridge Press, 1917, pp. viii. + 199, 6/- net. Notwithstanding the 

 great value of grass-land and its importance in this country, books dealing 

 with grasses from the point of view of the Agricultural student are rare. 

 This work is intended to fill the gap and the author has succeeded in 

 producing a very useful volume. Part i deals in clear and readable terms 

 with the morphology, structure and habitats of British grasses ; there 

 are keys to the vegetative and floral characters and also to the ' seeds ' 

 following with a long chapter on the description of species. Part 2 deals 

 with the agricultural value of farm grasses, value and purchase of grass 

 seeds, and seed mixtures ; also the treatment of grass-lands. In an 

 appendix is given a short account of rare and introduced grasses. There 

 are 176 text figures, the drawings on the whole are clear and helpful, but 

 some of the photographic illustrations of the inflorescences are not quite 

 so successful. The book should prove a very useful guide to all interested 

 in grassland. 



1918 Feb. 1. 



