952. THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
way; every one who has occasion to refer to many books knows 
how much time is saved by useful headings. There is an excellent 
“systematic index” of names and synonyms, and a rather curious 
‘ general index and glossary.” 
Plants and their Ways in South Africa. By BertHa STONEMAN, 
D.Se., Professor of Botany, Huguenot College, Wellington, 
South Africa. With numerous illustrations. New edition, 
revised “ enlarged. 8vo, cloth, pp. x. 387. Price 5s. 
Longma 
THIS Shea pe excellent volume should give a great stimulus 
to the study of botany in South Africa. Extensive and admirable 
as is the work which has already been done, there was room for 
such a book as this, which can be put into the hands of the many 
who—doubtless in South Africa as elsewhere—take an interest in 
botany, but are from various reasons unable to avail themselves 
of a work so extensive and expensive as the Flora Capensis, now 
almost completed. (It may be parenthetically remarked that the 
earlier volumes of this work have long been obsolete; it ma 
nts.) 
The first hundred acta of the book are devoted to the growth 
and structure of plants and do not ae differ from other 
introductory works ; but the remainder, en dealing with 
general matters, do so with special ee ty 0 eis South African 
Flora; the chapter on “Plant Defences,” for example, is treated 
entirely i in this aspect, and the illustrations to that on “Flowers and 
their Parts” are taken from South African species. The ‘‘Classifi- 
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ment is given for the conyenience of those who have access to the 
are briefly described, with occasional notes as to locality, &c. 
There is an excellent index—only one, we are glad to sa 
The book, which is beautifully printed and fully illustrated— 
there are 354 panes in the text—is very cheap at 5s. The only 
defect we notice is the absence of a glo pete many of the 
technical terms, hdeiee are included in the index 
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of the Character and Color of Space, common ‘Soest: the 
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Reproductions of Water-eolour, Crayon, and Pen-and-Ink 
Studies from = re by the Author. Foolscap 8vo, cloth 
pp. xvii. 465. Price 7s. 6d. net. London & New York: 
G. P. Putnam’s Sone, 
Tue contents of this very conveniently pocketable ysis: are 
sufficiently indicated by the title, but a few words ma ded 
