NOTES AND COMMENTS. 
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PLANT GALLS. 
In order to secure uniformity with regard to the nomen- 
clature used by the now increasingly large number of students 
interested in Plant Galls, Mr. Wm. Falconer has been in 
communication with the Plant Gall Committee of the London 
Natural History Society, and it is suggested that a general 
committee be formed containing representatives from various 
bodies particularly interested in this subject, in order to go 
into the whole question. At present the opinion seems to be 
that the 10th Edition of the London Catalogue should be 
the botanical authority to be followed, and the question of 
the entomological authorities remains to be settled. Agree- 
ment on these points should lead eventually to the compilation 
of an authoritative list of British Galls, inclusive (if so 
decided) of the fungal ones and others (Thrips, Aphrophora) 
not yet acknowledged in this country. 
NATURELAND. 
This spring has produced two new natural history journals, 
both awkward in size, and both excessively ‘ popular ’ ! 
and we regret to say that we do not know that either fills a 
real want, nor are we sure of the class of reader catered for. 
The first is Natureland, a white-covered quarterly, edited by 
Dr. G. Renshaw, and published by Messrs. Sherratt & Hughes, 
Manchester, at 10/6 per annum. It contains articles on 
Bird feeding, Black Rat, Hiding Instinct of Birds, Orni- 
thological Notes from Cyprus, Pond collecting, Parrakeet 
Acclimatization in England, Breeding of the Black-capped 
Lory. There is a Review of a book dated twelve years ago, 
the publisher being long since dead. There are four plates, 
one called ‘ Dawn,’ being a moth larva. The publication 
measures 7J in. by 10 in. and contains twenty pages. 
THE NATURE LOVER. 
The other rejoices in the above title, is edited by Dr. 
F. H. Shoosmith, is published monthly by Messrs. Smith 
& Sons and a whole army of booksellers, measures 6J in. by 
gj in., has a yellow cover, contains 32 pages, and is sold at 7d. 
There is a Japanese Bird Study as frontispiece ; we are then 
told the ‘ Earth is crammed with heaven and every bush 
afire with God/ there are reference3 to poets, followed by 
Out and about in March/ and then articles on The Daffodil, 
A Bird’s Egg, The Rainbow, and a review of a book. Most 
of the articles contain quotations from the poets, in smaller 
type. The publication is clearly a spring product, and we 
shall be interested in seeing what the sear and yellow leaf 
looks like when the autumn comes. 
1922 Apl . 1 
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