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descriptions are given are hardy in every part of Great Britain, as several 

 will only succeed in the warmest and most sheltered of seaside situations. 



Altogether the work is one of which we cannot speak too highly, and 

 in recommending it to the student we feel that the concise and accurate 

 descriptions and beautifully executed illustrations will render recognition 

 of our trees and shrubs by no means a difficult matter. 



"London's Forest: Its History, Traditions and Eomance." By 

 Percival J. S. Perceval. 8vo., 280 pp. (Dent, London, 1909.) 3s. Qd. 

 net. 



This is a well got up and highly interesting account of Epping 

 Forest, the only forest which is a heritage of the City of London. Its 

 official connection with the Metropolis' romantic history, both topo- 

 graphical and historical, are stories lucidly and well told by the author, 

 while the numerous illustrations will go far in whetting the appetite of 

 the reader regarding this precious fragment of forest. The chapter on 

 the "trees and the deer — the lopping and fuel rights and history of the 

 deer " is well written, though to us who know the forest well it is 

 always a source of regret that lopping should have been so extensively 

 engaged in, for that it has been the direct cause of the early decay of 

 many trees will be denied by none. However that may be, we have still 

 left to us a forest of which we may well feel proud, whether for its 

 historical connections or its great natural beauty. 



We strongly recommend those who are at all interested in forest land 

 to carefully peruse Mr. Perceval's remarks regarding this heritage of the 

 citizens of London. 



"The Battle of Land and Sea." By W. Ashton. 8vo., 211 pp. 

 (Heywood, London, 1909.) Paper boards, Is. 6d. net. 



An interesting account of the origin and formation of the great line 

 of sandhills on the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Coasts, 

 including besides much of interest in local history. 



" Trees and Flowers of England and Wales." By H. G. Jameson. 

 8vo., 136 pp. (Simpkin, Marshall, London, 1909.) 2s. 6d. net. 



This is a " key " by which the name of any native flowering plant, not 

 a grass or sedge, may be ascertained with ease. It differs from other keys 

 in being profusely illustrated by clear, though small, sketches, illustrating 

 the principal points of importance in separating one plant from its near 

 allies, and the points given in the key are stated in clear and simple 

 language so that a reader with scarcely any knowledge of plants could 

 hardly be at a loss to understand them. Anyone desiring to ascertain 

 the name of any British plant will find this a most useful aid. 



" The Nature Book." By various authors. 4to., 752 pp. (Cassell, 

 London, 1908-09.) In 24 parts, Id. each net. 



The awakening of a more general interest in, and love of, natural 

 surroundings, has led to the publication of a host of books, some very 

 good, others not so good. The value of such books must be gauged, not 

 so much by the information they supply, as by the effect they have upon 



