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BAKER'S 'NORTH YORKSHIRE.'* 



In this handsome volume Mr. J. G. Baker g"ives a valuable 

 account of the North Riding- of Yorkshire — its Geology, Physical 

 Geography, Flowering Plants, Ferns, &c. The first edition of the 

 work (300 copies), which was printed at Thirsk in 1863, con- 

 tained 353 pages and four maps. Some copies were sent out to 

 subscribers, &c., but the remainder was unfortunately destroyed 

 by fire at the author's residence. The present ' second edition, 

 which is about twice the size, may, therefore, be looked upon 

 as an entirely new work, and, with F. A. Lees' ' Flora of West 

 Yorkshire,' published by the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, and 

 J. F. Robinson's ' Flora of the East Riding,' published by the 

 Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club, completes the account 

 of the Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, and Hepatics of the 

 county. Massee & Crossland's ' Fungus Flora of Yorkshire,' 

 and W. & G. S. West's ' Alga Flora of Yorkshire,' also 

 published by the Union, unquestionably complete a series of 

 works dealing with the Flora of the County of which any Society 

 might be justly proud. 



From a geological point of view also it is welcome, as, 

 together with Davis & Lees' ' West Yorkshire,' and Sheppard's 

 ' Geological Rambles in East Yorkshire,' the general geological 

 features of the three Ridings may now be said to be fairly 

 described. 



As an example of the thoroughness of Mr. Baker's work, it 

 might be pointed out that, notwithstanding the fact that 

 numerous ardent botanists have been at work in the Riding, 

 only fifteen flowering plants and ferns (not reckonings aliens) 

 have been added to the Riding since 1863. The section devoted 

 to the Mosses and Hepatics, however, for which Mr. M. B. 

 Slater is responsible in the present work, shows up rather 

 diflferently. Not only has the number recorded for the Riding 

 been increased from 309 to 418, but particulars of numerous 

 additional localities have been added, as well as a list of 

 Hepatics (124) which is almost entirely new. 



The principal contents of the book are Introduction, 

 Geology (with map), Lithology (with map). Climatology (with 

 map), Topogra])liy, and Physical Geography, description of 



* .North ^'()l•ksl1il•c : SUiiiios of its Hotaiiy, (>t'oloi^\-, C'liinati-, ami 

 Physical ( itoijraphy, witii a iliaptt-r on tiie Mosses aiui Hi-|)ati(s by 

 M. B. Slater, F. L.S. Second edition. Hy John (iilbcrl Haker, 

 F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. 1906. .-V. Brown & Sons, 5, I'"arrinj;tlon Avenue. 

 680 pag^es, eight maps. Price 15s. net. 



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