28 1 Scientific Intt lligence. 



tht'ditandpoint of the farmer is still in an experimental stage, 

 and tli much remains to be done before it can be placed on a 

 thoroi '\\y scientific basis. a. w. E, 



5 nit Anatomy, from the Standpoitlt of the Development 



and i . ctions of the Tissues, and Handbook of Micro- Technic y 

 by Wii.'Wasi Chase Stkvkns. Third edition. Pp. xvii, 399 ; 

 with 155 text-figures. Philadelphia, 19 1 G (P. Blakiston's Son & 

 Co.). — The third edition of this very helpful text-book has been 

 improved by the addition of a section dealing with the phylogcny 

 of the vascular bundle. In other respects it is essentially the 

 same as the second edition, although a few minor changes have 

 been made. The work consists of two entirely distinct parts. 

 The first, comprising thirteen chapters, deals with plant anatomy'; 

 the second, comprising five chapters, with micro-technic. From 

 the standpoint of the teacher these two parts might well be 

 issued separately. ' The part on plant anatomy, following the 

 example of Haberlandt's Physiologische Pflanzenanatomie, em- 

 phasizes the relationship between the structure and the functions 

 of plant tissues and organs and traces the development of the 

 various tissues from a uniform embryonic condition. The second 

 part includes an account of the reagents and processes used in the 

 study of plants and a description of the micro-chemistry of plant 

 products. A. w. e. 



6. The Principles of Plant Culture; a Text for Beginners in 

 Agriculture and Hurliculture ; by E. S. Goff. Eighth edition, 

 revised by J. G. Moore and L. R. Jones. Pp. xxiii, 295 ; with 

 177 text-figures. New York, 1916 (The Macmillan Company). — 

 In the preface to the present edition of this useful text-book, Pro- 

 fessor L. II. Bailey of Cornell University gives an account of the 

 late Professor Goff's life and work and of his many services to 

 agricultural and horticultural science. The book is intended espe- 

 cially for students who have had no previous training in botany 

 and presents the essential features of plant anatomy, morphology 

 and physiology, in clear and non-technical language. The vari- 

 ous topics are treated from the s^anolioint of the practical culti- 

 vator, and the concluding chapters ^iscuss the propagation of 

 plants, grafting, transplanting, pruning, .and the improvement of 

 varieties by breeding. a. w. e. 



7. Annual Report of the Board of Scientific Advice for 

 India for the year 191^-15. Pp. 191. Calcutta, 19 1 6 (Super- 

 intendent Government Printing, India). — The Indian Board 

 of Scientific Advice includes ten gentlemen having charge of the 

 various scientific activities of the government, with F. Noyce, 

 Esq., as ex-officio president. Meetings of the Board were held in 

 May at Simla and in November at Delhi. The present volume 

 includes contributions from many departments of natural and 

 physical science, furnished by some ten different authors. 

 These summaries are necessarily very brief, but they call atten- 

 tion to the main lines on which progress has been" made during 

 the year. 



