May 1902] 
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Important contributions in Morphology and Cytology have 
also appeared. Several text-books have been issued, a fair 
amount of space generally being allotted to Fungi. One that 
deserves special mention here is Campbell’s University Text¬ 
book of Botany 1 which will doubtless prove invaluable to the 
general student. Nearly four pages are devoted to the Myxomy- 
cetes, six to Bacteria, and forty-seven pages to the Fungi. A 
good general discussion introduces each subject; then follows the 
more recent classification with life histories of many representa¬ 
tives, illustrated with numerous and very satisfactory figures. 
Half-tones, the fad of the day, but indispensable in illustrating 
some subjects, do not occur in this portion of the text. 
In Bacteriology we have an admirable treatise by Conn, 2 no 
less indispensable to the professional botanist than to the amateur 
and general reader. The simple, clear style, free from technical 
terms, makes this an attractive book, full as it is of up to date 
general Bacteriology, given in chapters that deal with the Nature 
of Bacteria, Fermentation, The Manure Heap and Sewage, Bac¬ 
teria in the Dairy, and Parasitic Bacteria. Other topics amply 
treated are the Origin of Soil, Bacteria in Water, Bacteria rela¬ 
tive to Farm Products, Preservation of Foods, Resistance 
Against Bacteria, Anthrax, Turberculosis and other Bacterial 
Diseases, and Disinfection. 
For students and amateurs interested in Mushrooms the 
treatises of Professor Atkinson 3 and Nina L. Marshall 4 5 and also 
Peck’s Report of the State Botanist for 1900 s are important and 
admirable, even sumptuous publications. In this group is mani¬ 
fest the indispensable aid of camera and brush. The Marshall 
book is designed for beginners, and is to be highly commended. 
Even moderate concentration and patience on the part of ama¬ 
teurs will yield good returns, and accurate as well as useful 
knowledge of our higher fungi may be gained with the book and 
the specimens in hand. Atkinson’s book is more extensive and 
ought to be in the hands of all interested in Mushrooms, the 
amateur no less than the student and professional botanist. The 
perfect pictures of the species are accompanied by plain scientific 
(1) A University Text-book of Botany. Douglass Houghton 
Campbell. New York. The Macmillan Company. 1902. Pp. XV and 
579. 
(2) Agricultural Bacteriology. H. W. Conn. Philadephia. P. 
Blakiston’s Son & Co. Pages VI and 412. Price $2.50. 1901. 
(3) Mushrooms edible, poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson. 
Ithaca, N. Y. Andrews & Church. Pages 322. With 230 photographs and 
colored plates. 
(4) The Mushroom Book, A Popular Guide. Nina L. Marshall. 
New York. Doubleday, Page Co. Pages 167. With many illustra¬ 
tions in color and black and white, photographer from nature. Price 
$3.00. 
(5) Reprinted from the 54th Annual Report of the New York State 
Museum. 
