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One and AH Gardening, lyio, edited by Edward Owen Greening, London : 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Association, i/'rice Twopence. 



This interesting Annual has now reached a fifteenth issue. The 128 

 }Xiges are full of valued matter by writers of eminence in the horticultural 

 world. The editor gives an illustrated article on garden homes in connec- 

 tion with profit sharing co-partnerships of industry at home and abroad. 

 Other articles are on American School Gardens ; Walking-stick Insects ; 

 Gardening without Soil ; the Outdoor School ; Legends of Plants, and the 

 much-discussed subject of Nitro-Culture. 



An Introduction to the Study of the Comparative Anatomy of Animals, 

 by Dr. G. C. Bourne. London ; George Bell & Sons. Vol. I., 300 pp., 



6,'- net. 



Since this volume was first published, ten years ago, it has been very 

 largely used, and we can personally speak as to its value. A second 

 edition has now been called for, and much new matter is included. The 

 portion relating to Mitosis, the Maturation of the Ovum, Spermatogenesis 

 and Fertilisation, and the chapter on Monocystis, ha\'e been re-written. 

 A useful chapter on Malaria has been added, which will be of particular 

 ser\'ice to medical students. The illustrations are clear and well drawn. 



Beasts and Men, by Carl Hagenbech. London : Longmans, Green & Co. 

 358 pp., price 12/6 net. 



Hagenbeck and his wonderful achievements with regard to training and 

 rearing wild animals, are doubtless well-known to all our readers. His 

 Zoological I^ark at Stellingen, where various beasts are kept in apparently 

 natural surroundings, is known the world o\er, though some objections 

 to the methods there adopted are pointed out by Dr. Chalmers Mitchell, 

 F.R.S., who contributes an introduction to the volume. The verv title 

 of the book conveys an idea of the relative regard paid to beasts, andto the 

 other animals — men, by the author ! The volume is full of Hagenbeck's 

 reminiscences — interesting anecdotes relating to his collecting expeditions, 

 and also chatt}- descriptions of the various races of mankind met with in 

 his travels. There are many excellent stories ; a particularly good one 

 referring to an Englishman who wanted to shoot an elephant. This Mr. W., 

 hearing that Hagenbeck had a specimen that was dying, went over to 

 Germany with a fine array of rifles, etc. But he ' funked ' it at the last 

 moment, and the beast had to be strangled. It does not state whether 

 he still brought his 'trophy' home. There are a hundred illustrations, 

 the first being Hagenbeck himself, and the last some niggers and a monkey. 

 A valuable part of the work is that relating to his ' zoo,' of which there 

 are several fine photographs. It is interesting to read that in the author's 

 opinion, greater success in training animals is attained by kindness than 

 by the whip. 



Nature Through the Microscope, by W. Spiers. London : Robert 

 ^"nll»--y- i55 PP-, 7,''' net. 



The author of this volume is evidently an enthusiast, and has also a 

 practical acquaintance with the \arious and numerous branches of micro- 

 scopic work with which he deals. The book is intended for the beginner, 

 though it also contains many useful hints, likely to be of value to advanced 

 students of the microscope. He also covers a very wide field, dealing with 

 almost every branch of natural history, vegetable and animal. The objects 

 he describes too, are such as can readily be obtained by most beginners, 

 and hence his book is the more likely to be of service. There is an absence 

 of technical words, without in any way deteriorating the value of his descrip- 

 tions. There are ten excellent coloured plates by Miss E. M. Spiers, and 

 about three hundred drawings and micro-photographs by the author. 

 In addition are reproductions of the well-known micro-photographs made 

 by Mr. C. D. Holmes, of Hull, at which place we believe the author until 

 recently resided. There is a useful chapter on ' How to choose a Micros- 

 cope,' and a photograph of the author on the co\er. 

 1910 Feb. I. 



