268 Reviews and Book Notices. 



later in the description of the Genera. Lichenology hitherto has been 

 a difficult branch of Botany, but this little handbook goes far to make 

 the field knowledge of lichens accessible to the ordinary student, and of 

 more than ordinary value to those interested in the study of Mycology, so 

 closely and enthusiastically followed by members of the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Union. — Thomas Hebden. 



Some Birds of the Country Side : The Art of Nature, by H. J. 

 Massingham. London : T. Fisher I'nwin, 208 pages, 12/6. In this 

 volume have been brought together articles which have appeared in 

 The Contemporary Review, and other publications ; dealing with ' The 

 Coast of Wales,' ' The Flats,' ' A City of Birds,' ' Gilbert White and 

 Selborne,' ' Bird -haunted London,' ' A Dorset Diary,' ' A Village in 

 Hampshire ' and ' Charles Waterton.' The author is well known in the 

 literary world, and has a fascinating style. The chapter dealing with 

 Charles Waterton appeals particularly to Northern naturalists, inasmuch 

 as Waterton was a Yorkshireman and had a Bird Sanctuary on his estate 

 near Wakefield. 



The Resources of the Sea, by W. C. Macintosh. Cambridge 

 University Press, 35/-. A second edition of Professor Macintosh's 

 well-known work has been called for, and has been produced in the way 

 we usually expect from this house. The sub-title, 'As shown in the 

 scientific experiments to test the effects of Trawling and of the Closure 

 •of certain areas off the Scottish Shores,' indicates the lines upon which 

 the book is prepared, and from the publishers' announcement we gather 

 that ' this work is the result of many years' observation in the department 

 of the fisheries, especially since the Royal Commission on Trawling under 

 Lord Dalhousie. The conclusions to which the author has been led are 

 similar to those formerly reached by Professor Huxley, Lord Eversley, 

 Sir Spencer Walpole, Professor Van Beneden and others, from a totally 

 different standpoint. Every fact bearing on the solution of the question 

 has been as exhaustively dealt with as possible, both in text and tables. 

 A chapter on the labours of the costh^ International Fisheries Council 

 has been added, and the whole work brought up to date. The work is 

 illustrated by various half-tone plates and wood-cuts,' though some of 

 the former are rather worn. 



An Introduction to the Structure and Reproduction of Plants, 

 by Drs. F. E. Fritsch and E. J. Salisbury. London, Bell cV Son, pp. 

 v-i and 458, 15/- net. Those familiar with the work of the authors in their 

 respective departments of botany will expect to find this book thorough 

 and reliable. In these respects they will not be disappointed. A first 

 glance gives a good impression from the numerous, excellent and well 

 chosen figures. A more careful perusal ju-stifies their claim to have 

 written a book for those who desire to learn something of the role of 

 plants in nature ; of their structure and mode of life rather than an 

 examination tcxt-^buok. The usual study of selected types has been 

 abandoned in favour -vi a more general account indicating the range of 

 form and reproductive methods within each group. In the hands of a 

 ■ capable teacher this is sound, but otherwise there is the danger of a general 

 and superficial knowledge replacing more exact and detailed methods 

 • of study. A particularly successful part of the book deals with ecological 

 anatomy, and the treatment of physiology- in relation to structure. A 

 less convincing claim is that features of plant anatomy and plant chemistry 

 ■of commercial importance are emphasied throughout. The work con- 

 cludes w^th a short but helpful chapter on heredity and evolution, and 

 an appendix on the microscope and methods of section cutting, staining, 

 reagents and mounting, also a bibliography of well selected books for 

 those desirous of extending their knowledge of the various branches of 

 the, subject. Teachers and students alike will find this book a most 

 valuable aid in their studies. 



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