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new ones. All are written in the author's felicitous style and 

 most of them have been suggested by various phases of nature, 

 though in no sense are they mere descriptive pieces. An added 

 charm is given the volume by the illustrations, one for each poem, 

 drawn by the author's wife in pleasing harmony with the text. 



"The Mountain Walks of a Recluse,"t by Rev. E. C. Burr, is 

 a volume written by a scholar and poet about nature and man in 

 the Hudson Valley. The chapters are in the form of letters to a 

 friend who has left the country for the city, and contain the sort 

 of matter that would be likely to interest others similarly situated. 

 The author's quiet and contemplative life has afforded him the 

 leisure for an acquaintance with nature in many of her rarer 

 moods and of his observations the book is made. 



*In a Poppy Garden. By Charles Francis Saunders. 12 mo. 45 pp. 

 Boston, Richard G. Badger. 1904. 



fThe Mountain Walks of a Recluse. By Rev. E. C. Burr. New- 

 York, Broadway Publishing Co. 1903. 12 mo. 278 pp. 



THE LINNAEAN FERN CHAPTER 



OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. 



— There are now 135 members in the Chapter. — C. 



— We are promised the index to the first ten volumes of the 

 Fern Bulletin some time in August. By reason of the unique 

 position and scope of the magazine the index is something more 

 than a mere list of the articles published in it. It is, in fact, an 

 index to the fern literature of the past ten years since the fern 

 matter published in other journals was either reprinted or re- 

 viewed in it. In preparing the index Mr. Gilbert took special 

 care to make all the cross-references necessary, and it promises 

 to be an exceedingly useful publication for the fern student. — C. 



— Although the Fern Bulletin has always been the official 

 organ of the Chapter, it has not been published by the Chapter 

 since 1896. A few members, however, continue to send dues to 

 the publishers. While they have no objection to acting as agents 

 in the matter, members will hear from the Chapter more quickly 

 if dues are sent directly to the Treasurer, Mr. C. F. Saunders, 

 Secretary's office, Commercial Exchange, Philadelphia, Pa. 



