Trees: A Handbook of Forest Botany for the Woodlands and the Laboratory. By H. Marshall Ward, Sc.D., F.R.S. Vol. I. Buds and Twigs. Vol. II. Leaves. Vol. III. Flowers and Inflorescences. Vol. IV. Fruits. Vol. V. Form and Habit, with an Appendix on Seedlings. Crown 8vo. With numerous illustrations. 4s. 6d. net each. Price for the set of five volumes, 20s. net.
Nature. The clear and simple way in which the author treats the subject is sure to inspire many with interest and enthusiasm for the study of forest botany.... The work will be found indispensable to those students who wish to make an expert study of forest botany. At the same time it is expressed in language so clear and devoid of technicalities that the amateur who wishes to know something about our trees and shrubs will find this one of the most useful guides to which he can turn.... The work is a many sided one, acting not only as a guide to the naturalist in the field, but also as a laboratory handbook, where the use of the lens and microscope may be employed to amplify the study of objects already observed in their natural habitats. Botanists generally, and especially forest botanists will welcome the appearance of this book as supplying a decided want, and filling a distinct gap in our literature of forest botany.
Grasses: a Handbook for use in the Field and Laboratory. By H. Marshall Ward, Sc.D., F.R.S. Crown 8vo. With 81 figures. 6s.
Field. The work is essentially suited to the requirements of those desirous of studying the grasses commonly grown in this country, and it can fairly be said that it furnishes an amount of information seldom obtained in more pretentious volumes.
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A Treatise on the British Freshwater Algæ. By G. S. West, M.A., A.R.C.S., F.L.S., Lecturer in Botany in the University of Birmingham. Demy 8vo. With a frontispiece and 166 illustrations. 10s. 6d. net.
Nature. Its aim is stated as “to give the student a concise account of the structure, habits and life-histories of Freshwater Algæ, and also to enable him to place within the prescribed limits of a genus any Algæ he may find in the freshwater of the British Islands.” To do this within the limits of an octavo volume of less than 400 pages, in which are numerous illustrations, is a task possible of accomplishment only by one very familiar with the subject and skilled in concise expression; but that it has been successfully done will, we think, be the verdict after testing the book thoroughly.... Prof. West’s treatment of his subject is instructive and stimulating.
A Manual and Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns. By J. C. Willis, M.A., Sc.D., Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon. Third edition. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d.
Field. Taking this handy volume and a local flora, the traveller or student may do an enormous amount of practical field work without any other botanical literature whatever.... The result is a work that ought to be included in every library of botany and horticulture or agriculture, and it is certainly one that the nomadic botanist cannot afford to leave at home.... We have used the original edition of this work since its publication, and have found it to be one of the most useful and comprehensive works on plants ever produced.