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"The a noteworthy feature of the annual bulletin of 



Mountaineer."* The Mountaineers of Seattle is the word of 

 greeting from some distinguished lover of the 

 mountains which prefaces each volume. The 1909 number was 

 greeted by John Muir, 1910 by Henry Van Dyke. The current 

 number contains these words from the Honorable James Bryce : 

 "It is good news to hear of the growing love of the mountains 

 and the increasing habit of climbing and wandering among them 

 to which the progress of your Mountaineers Society bears wit- 

 ness. You are fortunate in having in the States of Washington, 

 Oregon and California by far the noblest mountain scenery in 

 the United States. ... As an old member of the British Alpine 

 Club, I heartily wish you success, and can assure you that as there 

 is nothing healthier for the body, so there is nothing more in- 

 spiring for the mind and soul than life among the mountains and 

 communion with their spirit." E. W. Harnden contributes an 

 interesting article on the southern Selkirks, whose exploration 

 he began in 1910 in company with Mr. H. W. Gleason. "Notes 

 on Mt. Adams and St. Helens," by Professor Henry Landes, the 

 account of the Mt. Adams outing by Winona Bailey, and "The 

 Future of the Rainier National Park" by Asahel Curtis are 

 especially interesting articles. The illustrations, as usual, are 

 very fine. M. R. P. 



"Halley's Comet and Mr. G. F. Marsh, of Lone Pine, climbed 

 Eclipse of the Moon." Mt. Whitney on May 23, 1910, for the 

 purpose of viewing Halley's Comet and 

 the total eclipse of the moon, which took place on that date. 

 Astronomer R. G. Aitken wrote to him for particulars and pub- 

 lished the letter he received in reply in the Publications of the 

 Astronomical Society of the PaciHc, Vol. XXHI, No. 138, October, 

 191 1, page 241. The letter furnishes a very graphic description 

 and is well worth reading. 



"North American This book, a detailed study of the Genus 

 TRiFOLiUMS."t Trifolium of North America, has been pre- 



sented to our library recently by the author. 

 It is a well-printed and profusely illustrated volume, of interest 

 rather to the specialized student of botany than to the general 

 reader. 



*The Mountaineer, Vol. IV, Mount Adams Number, 191 1. Published 

 by The Mountaineers, Seattle, Washington. 



'\An Illustrated Key to the North American Species of Trifolium. By 

 Laura Frances McDermott, M. S. Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch, San 

 Francisco, April 25, 1910. 325 pages. 



