Xofcs and Coiiuiien/s. 415 



We should reconuiiend natural history museums, etc., to 

 inirchase this series. We know of one museiim at any rate 

 that exhibits the plates in its natural history gallery, where they 

 make a very attracti\'e, as well as an educationally valuable 

 exhibition. Whilst, as might be expected, most of the photo- 

 graphs reproduced relate to bird life, this is not exclusively 

 the case; and mammals, reptiles, etc., are represented. We 

 have seen many of the photographs previously, but they are 

 nevertheless welcome in their present form. The descriptive 

 matter is in Mr. Richard Kearton's characteristic style. 



FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS. 



By the time these notes appear, another edition of Hulme's 

 ' Familiar Wild Flowers ' will have been completed. This 

 publication also is issued by the house of Cassell. Forty-five 

 sixpenny parts have appeared, containing no fewer than three 

 hundred and sixty coloured illustrations of our chief wild 

 fiowers, and each has four pages of descriptive letterpress, 

 in which the plants, their habitats, folk-lore, etc., are described. 

 With this work in hand it should be an easy matter to identify 

 almost any plant likely to be found on a ramble in the country 

 Mr. Hulme's well-known drawings are excellently reproduced 

 by the three-colour process. Artists and teachers will also 

 find the work most helpful to them. 



THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD. 



Under this title Messrs. Hutchinson are issuing twenty-four 

 fortnightly parts dealing with ' The Marvels of Nature and 

 Man as they exist to-day.' Each part is sold at seven- 

 pence, and contains thirty-two pages, admirably illustrated 

 by carefully-chosen photographs, beautifully reproduced. 

 Whilst these depict wonderful geological and botanical features, 

 the principal photographs come under the heading of ' Marvels 

 of Man.' Even these, however, are of great value to the 

 anthropologist. It is difficult to decide which to admire most, 

 the extraordinary nature of the subjects illustrated, or the 

 excellent way in which the photographs have been reproduced. 

 There can be no question that when the work is completed, 

 it will be a most acceptable record of the many extraordinary 

 •objects to be found in this wonderful world. 



THE COUNTRY HOME. 



This charming monthly magazine, published by the Sphere 

 and Tatler, Ltd., at the small price of 6d., is certainly a magazine 

 for all lovers of the country. Perhaps its most attractive 



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