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Dr. Harvey's " Seaside Book " is charmingly written, and is, 

 for a beginner, more attractive than Miss Newbigin's, but it 

 cannot be considered up to date. 



On the crab and shrimp family there is none better than 

 Mr. Stebbing's " History of Crustacea." It is profusely illus- 

 trated. It is one of Kegan Paul and Co.'s " International 

 Scientific Series," and costs only 5s. 



As an illustrated guide to Marine Botany there is perhaps 

 none better than Gray's " British Seaweeds." Gifford's 

 " Marine Botanist " may also be mentioned. 



On shells, " Sowerby's British Conchology." 



Mrs. Lane Clarke's " Common Seaweeds," although very 

 small (price only a shilling, Warne and Co.), may be found 

 sufficient, and is good as far as it goes. 



On Edible British Molluscs, Mr. Lovell's book gives full 

 information, not only as to natural history, but methods of 

 cooking. It has beautiful coloured illustrations. 



For all that concerns the Moon and observations of the 

 Heavens in seaside evening walks Sir Robert Ball's " Story of 

 the Heavens " stands unrivalled as the best book. Published 

 by Messrs. Cassell at 31s. 6d. From the same firm may be 

 obtained the same author's " Starland, or Talks with Young 

 People about the Wonders of the Heavens " ; a very excellent 

 and well-illustrated book, published at 6s. 



A series of very excellent little books on Natural History 

 Rambles has been published by the S.P.C.K., at the modest 

 price of half-a-crown. It includes Professor P. Martin Dun- 

 can's " The Sea-shore, its Animals and Plants," in which 

 "scientific terms and names have been omitted as much as is 

 possible ; and the contents of the book have been made to 

 refer especially to the inhabitants of the shore, or to that 

 part of the sea-coast which is between and near high and low 

 tide-marks." It includes chapters on the sea-shore in general, 

 its geological changes, &c, Plants ; Microscopic Plants and 

 Animals ; Jelly-fish, Sea-mats ; Shore- worms ; Star-fishes ; 

 Crabs ; Shell-fish, &c. 



