1896. ] ‘‘Natural History of Plants.”’ 25 
good and discard the bad. It is equally to be commended to 
the general reader who will profit by what is true and excel- 
lent and will not be particularly harmed by the faults. There 
is one class, however, to whom this book would bean almost 
unmixed evil and that is to the group of young men intend- 
ing to become professional botanists. If they base their bo- 
tanical information or speculation upon the Natural History 
of Plants they will in several important phases of the science 
find themselves badly confused and misinformed. 
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 
