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of the seventeenth century and the rise and growth of the world-famed 
botanic garden of Buitenzorg. 
The book is embellished with portraits of eminent men who figure 
in the scientific history of the Dutch East Indies, and includes an extensive 
bibliography. 
METHODS IN PLANT HISTOLOGY. By Charles J. Chamberlain, 
A.M., Ph.D. Third revised Edition. The University of Chicago Press. 
1915. 
The third edition of this well known work retains the excellent features 
of those which have preceded it and includes much new matter which con- 
siderably enhances its value. As a general guide to the use of the laboratoiy 
methods employed in modern morphological and cytological investigations it 
is very comprehensive and thoroughly reliable. 
Features of the new edition are a description of Klebs’ methods of in- 
vestigating the life histories of Thallophyta, and new chapters on micro- 
chemical tests, free hand sections and the use of the microscope. Consider- 
able stress is laid upon methods of fixing, staining and preparing material 
for the use of the microtome. 
