THE AMERICAN SCIENCE SERIES, 
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PSYCHOLOGY — Advanced Course. By William James, Pro- 
fessor in Harvard University. 2 vols. 8vo., 689, 704 pp. 
From Prof. E. H. Griffin, John Hopkins University: **An important 
contribution to psychological science, discussing its present aspects and 
problems with admirable breadth, insight, and independence." 
From Prof. John Dewey, University of Michigan: A remarkable 
union of wide learning, originality of treatment, and, above all, of 
never-failing suggestions. To me the best treatment of the whole 
matter of advanced psychology in existence. It does more to put 
psychology in scientific position both as to the statement of established 
results and a stimulating to further problems and their treatment, than 
any other book of which I know." 
From Hon. W. T. Harris, National Bureau of Education : I have 
never seen before a work that brings together so fully all of the labors, 
experimental and analytic, of the school of physiological psychologists." 
BOTANY. By Charles E. Bessey, Professor in the Univer- 
sity of Nebraska. 
Advanced Course. 8vo. 611 pp. 
Aims to lead the student to obtain at first-hand his knowledge 
of the anatomy and physiology of plants. Accordingly, the 
presentation of matter is such as to fit the book for constant 
use in the labaratory, the text supplying the outline sketch vi^hich 
the student is to fill in by the aid of scalpel and microscope. 
From J. C. Arthur, Editor of The Botanical Gazette: *' The first 
botanical text-book issued in America which treats the most important 
departments of the science with anything like due consideration. This 
is especially true in reference to the physiology and histology of plants, 
and also to special morphology. Structural Botany and classification 
have up to the present time monopolized the field, greatly retarding 
the diffusion of a more complete knowledge of the science." 
Essentials of Botany. i2mo. 292 pp. 
A guide to beginners. Its principles are, that the true aim of 
botanical study is not so much to seek the family and proper 
names of specimens as to ascertain the laws of plant structure 
ana plant life; that this can be done only by examining and 
dissecting the plants themselves ; and that it is best to confine 
the attention to a few leading types, and to take up first the 
simpler and more easily understood forms, and afterwards those 
whose structure and functions are more complex. 
From J. T. Rothrock, Professor in the University of Pennsylvania: 
*' There is nothing superficial in it, nothing needless introduced, noth- 
ing essential left out. The language is lucid ; and, as the crowning 
merit of the book, the author has introduced throughout the volume 
* Practical Studies,' which direct the student in his effort to see Jor 
himself all that the text-book teaches." 
