British Fournals and Books. 15 
Editor, Th. W. Cowan, London, Eng. Price $1.50. 
FOREIGN BOOKS. 
Bevan, revised though but little changed, by Munn, is 
exceedingly interesting, and shows by its able historical 
chapters, admirable scientific disquisitions and frequent 
quotations and references to practical and scientific writers. 
on bees and bee-keeping, both ancient and modern, that the 
writers were men of extensive reading and great scientific 
ability. ‘The book is of no practical value to us, but by the 
student it will be read with great interest. “ The Apiary: 
or Bees, Bee-Hives arid Bee-Culture,” by Alfred Neighbor, 
London, is a fresh, sprightly little work, and as the third 
edition has just appeared, is, of course, up with the times. 
The book is.in nice dress, concise, and very readable, and I 
am glad to commend it. A less interesting work, though 
by no means without merit, is the “ Manual of Bee-Keep- 
ing,” by the late John Hunter, London. This is also recent. 
‘The “ Bee-Keeper’s Guide Book,” by Tho. Wm. Cowen, 
is a small, practical book of much merit, A still smaller 
work, styled “ Modern Bee-Keeping,” is published under 
the control of the British Bee-Keepers’ Association. This 
is recent, cheap, and like Cowan’s guide-book, specially 
prepared for beginners. Dzierzon’s “ Rational Bee-Keep- 
ing ” has been translated into English, and, as the work of 
a master, will be read with interest by American bee- 
keepers. The latest and by far the most complete and 
valuable foreign work is “ Bees and Bee-Keeping,” by 
Frank Cheshire. This is a compilation. Many of the 
pages and illustrations are taken bodily from such writers 
as Schiemenz, Girard, Wolff, etc., and, we are pained to 
say, generally without any credit whatever. The author 
gives, as original, many views which others have previously 
advanced, and worse, his quotations—unmarked quotations 
—show that he knew he was claiming what was right- 
fully another’s. The work is very complete and admir- 
able, both in style and matter, and the only regret is that 
the author did not show the same good taste in giving 
credit that he did in making selections. The price of this 
