490 THE TEACHING OF BOTANY. 
books and their use; and, finally, ‘on some common errors preju- 
dicial to good botanical teaching.” 
The second part is a well-worked-out sketch of the two courses 
c 
suggested in chapterii. It is, of course, adapted for use in American 
culty in making such slight alterations as may be necessary in the 
material to be used for the work, or in a judicious selection if the 
time at his disposal does not allow of so full a treatment. 
Professor Farmer—as an examiner to the Science and Art 
Department, in accordance with the elementary syllabus of which 
for beginners; an en us eful and eminently work- 
able little manual; and teachers will be especially grateful for the 
care with which throughout the co most easily pro- 
curable plants have been selected for the work. 
d in four parts. 
th the external form and 
oars ture of the stem, leaf, root, flower, fruit, and seed. The 
matter, so to speak, does not appeal to us i possibl 
Page 3, for instance, is early for the introduction of the intricacies 
of phyllotaxy. 
In 
Part IIT. (Phy siology) contains five short chapters of directions 
uiring an experimental knowledge of the principal vital 
phenomena ; a few simple pieces of apparatus, which ean be fitted 
up at a slight expense, are described. 
