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others. We would point out that much might be done towards 

 getting gardeners to take an intelligent interest in the life- 

 histories of the insects frequenting their gardens (only too 

 often to their detriment) by presenting them with a book such 

 as the one under consideration. 



Description of Figure. — Eggs (ova) of the Lackey Moth. 

 Reproduced by permission of the publishers, from " Insect 

 Pests of the Farm and Garden." " The eggs of insects are 

 deposited during the spring, summer, and autumn, and in 

 many cases the eggs deposited in the autumn remain un- 

 hatched until the following spring. Larvae which emerge 

 from the eggs in autumn may either feed rapidly and change 

 quickly into pupae, or remain as hibernating larvae during the 

 whole winter, becoming active with the return of spring and 

 abundance of vegetable food. Many perfect insects survive 

 the winter in a state of hibernation, and deposit their eggs in 

 the following spring. The larval stage lasts over a very 

 varying period in different species of insects — from a few 

 weeks to three or four years, or longer " (p. 16). 



Field and Forest Handy Book. — We have received from 

 Messrs. George Newnes a copy of the " Field and Forest 

 Handy Book," by D. C. Beard. It is stated in the preface 

 that " it is essentially a book for the use of readers who are 

 living, for the time being at any rate, close to Nature in field 

 and forest, men as well as boys." It is divided into sections 

 according to the seasons. From it one may learn how to 

 build a cheap boat or a real log house ; how to camp out in 

 the backyard ; how to make a herbarium ; how to keep game 

 and fish in camp; and many other things that a squatter or 

 settler should know. 



It consists of 422 pages of good clear type and 543 

 illustrations. We can recommend this practical book as an 

 appropriate present to send as a gift to settler friends abroad. 

 Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt. 6s. 

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