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of St. Nicholas. The author takes the ground that nature- 

 study is not elementary science, and urges that the teacher 

 look at the subject with the child's eyes from the child's 

 standpoint. The book can scarcely be called a guide to 

 nature-study ; it is rather a series of readable chapters 

 which will give the teacher new viewpoints. 



N. Hudson Moore's " Flower Fables and Fancies " * 

 treats of Chrysanthemums, Lilacs, Roses, Lilies, Violets, 

 Tulips, Daffodils, and Crocuses, and what poets, essay- 

 ists, and botanists have said about them. The text on 

 each page is margined with flower designs in tint, which 

 add not a little to the attractiveness of the book. The 

 text makes no pretensions to completeness, but is well 

 worth a reading. 



THE LINN^EAN FERN CHAPTER 



OF THE AGASS1Z ASSOCIATION 



A copy of the ten-year Index to the Fern Bulletin 

 has been mailed to all members of the Chapter whose 

 dues are paid for 1904. — C. 



It may be news to some members that the new Presi- 

 dent of the Chapter is also National Chairman of the 

 People's Party. He also rejoices in the unique distinc- 

 tion of having a greater number of American ferns 

 species in cultivation than anyone else in America, 

 botanical gardens included. 



* Flower Fables and Fancies, by N. Hudson Moore. New 

 York, The F. A. Stokes Co., 1904. i2mo., pp. 192. $1.60 net. 



