470 Redieius — Transactions of the Woolhope Club. 



made in the Southern, Western, and Midland Counties, in the Lake 

 District, and in Wales, by our author, with the eye of a marinist, in 

 contrast with the deductions of the aerialists, such as Greenwood, 

 Jukes, Geikie, Whitaker, Topley, and Foster. The denuding action of 

 freshwater streams, rain, and ice, is briefly treated of in chapter xv. ; 

 and for this island at least, with its existing climate, the author 

 gives little credit to rivers for removing much matter from the 

 higher levels. 



The remaining portion of this interesting book is occupied with a 

 series of excursions (in Wales, Devon, Midland Counties, Shropshire, 

 and the Lake District), treated in a popular style, sometimes as 

 popular lectures, with a freedom in sub-poetic talk, in which the 

 many interesting points of inland scenery are explained with refer- 

 ence to geological structure and to denudational views as adopted in 

 this work ; and for those who either must, or wish to, learn some- 

 thing about hill and valley, shore and stream, besides what the 

 whisperings of geology in general literature tell them, we strongly 

 recommend this well-attempted manual of denudation, together 

 with Geikie's "Scenery of Scotland;" and when their learning 

 shall have reached some firm standing, let them go among the 

 mountains and the valleys, and give at least as enthusiastic and as 

 welcome aid to the progress of geology as this now offered by Mr. 

 Mackintosh. 



Y. — Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field-club. 

 1867, pp. 190; 1868, pp. 278. Hereford: Times Office. 1868 & 1869. 



^NE of the healthiest signs of the steady progress of the study of 

 Natural History is to be found in the increasing activity of our 

 provincial scientific societies, and in judging of the good work done 

 by those excellent institutions, the Woolhope Naturalists' Field-club 

 has especial claims for our hearty congratulation. Established in 

 1851, it issues annually a volume of Transactions, and the two hand- 

 some volumes under notice are excellent both in respect of matter 

 and illustrations. The reports and papers read at its meetings are 

 published from time to time in the Hereford Times, which, reset in 

 octavo, form the Transactions of the Club ; and in this manner the 

 Society, with a small annual subscription of ten shillings, is enabled 

 to issue its yearly volume, with numerous illustrations. Noticeable 

 among the papers in the annual report for 1867, is one on Upper 

 Silurian Fossils, by the Eev. E. Dixon, illustrated with some efi"ective 

 sketches of Actinoceras haccatiim, and other Cephalopoda ; the 

 geology of the Woolhope district is also considered by the same 

 author. Mr. Jebell furnishes a careful report of the meteorology of 

 the year, and Dr. Bull contributes an interesting paper on the 

 edible funguses of Herefordshire, provided with coloured drawings 

 of those luxuries and recipes for cooking them. Lactarius deliciosus 

 Dr. Bull tells us "to fry in slices, properly seasoned with butter or 

 bacon and gravy, and serve up hot with sippets of toast, A steak 

 in addition is a great improvement." The Glanz-punht of both 



