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animals which know a little of two worlds — the surface of the 

 earth as we do, and much of the dusky realm of water which 

 we do not. 



Nature's Nursery. By H. W. Shepheard-Walwyn, M.A., &c. 

 Hutchinson & Co. 



This is one of those books which tell us many ordinary and 

 elemental biological facts which we are all supposed to know, but 

 which many of us do to a very imperfect degree, and it is a pub- 

 lication which relies largely on the beauty and efficacy of its 

 photo-blocks, which are as informative as the text. As regards 

 the last we have only one complaint — the failing of too many 

 popular lecturers on these subjects — and that is, the desire to be 

 funny. It is well to avoid the pedantic attitude, but mild jokes 

 in the end sometimes become too strong for the average reader. 



Part I. is devoted to " The Tale of the Chicken," which can be 

 strongly recommended to the perusal of all lovers of poultry who 

 would desire to have some knowledge on the hatching processes 

 of their pets ; the series of twenty-one photographs taken of a 

 chisken between the ages of eight hours, and two weeks, is worthy 

 of a place in every poultry book, while those of some full-grown 

 specimens are in strong contrast to the rigid caricatures we so 

 often find in publications on this subject, and which might 

 represent the art of a very ordinary birdstuffer. 



The part descriptive of " Flora's Nursery " is also calculated 

 to give a well-illustrated insight into many interesting points of 

 seed dispersal, and fertilization, incidental to many well-known 

 plants, and the volume should certainly be placed on the list of 

 useful and interesting prize books. 



