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naturalist, Linnaeus, a Washington audience was listening to an address 

 by Dr. Edward L. Greene on the life of Linnaeus. Of Dr. Greene it 

 may be truly said there is no more profound student of Linnaeus, nor 

 a better interpreter of his works. This address has just been published 

 in book form.^ In this work only the saUent events of the life of Linnaeus 

 have been selected, but these are given in a style so simple and so direct 

 that even the most general reader must be entertained. It treats of the 

 lineage and childhood of Linnaeus, his education, his travels abroad, 

 his professional career, closing with a philosophical discussion of his 

 influence upon botany. A chapter by Wm. H. Dall, on Linnaeus as 

 a Zoologist is added, while another address by Dr. Greene, entitled 

 Linnaeus as an Evolutionist closes the book. While the claims put 

 forward in this closing chapter for classing Linnaeus as an evolutionist 

 do not seem to be conclusive, it must be admitted that Dr. Greene has 

 given a most interesting paper. 



Two portraits illustrate the book, one a reproduction of RosUn's 

 showing Linnaeus as an oM man. In his buttonhole is displayed a 

 spray of Linnea borealis, which appears on nearly all his portraits. The 

 other portrait shows him as a young man, and is accompanied by the 

 following legend: Carolus Linnaeus as he appeared when starting upon 

 his journey to Lapland in JNIay, 1732. This is hardly correct, for it was 

 not made imtil 1737, after Linnaeus returned from Lapland. The origi- 

 nal was made by the great artist, Hoffman, who made two full-length 

 portraits of Linnaeus in his Lapland dress; the first, and the onlj^ one 

 preserved, was made for CUfford. This portrait is still in the Clifford 

 family. 



This little book was edited by Dr. Barton W. Evermann in a most 

 satisfactory manner, and he also wrote the introduction. The pub- 

 lishers have done their part most admirably and, considering the high- 

 grade workmanship, the book is cheap at their price, and ought to be 

 in the hands of every teacher of natural science in our coimtry. — 



J. N. RosK. 



The Chemistry of Enzymes. — The translation of Euler's General 

 Chemistry of the Enzymes, by Pope,^ makes this comprehensive work 

 on enzymes and enzjTne action more readily available to Enghsh speak- 



' Greene, Edward L., Carolus Linnaeus. Pp. 105. Philadelphia, Christopher 

 Sower Company, 1912 ($1.00). 



' Euler, Hans, General Chemistry of the Enzymes. Translated by T. H. Pope. 

 Pp. 323. New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1912 ($3.00). 



