Atkinson, Fred Washington. Philippine islands. [*]$3. Ginn.
“The material for this book was gathered by the author when he was at the head of public education in the Philippine islands. Its information is of the encyclopaedic sort, conveyed clearly and pleasantly. About a quarter of the book is given to a brief summary of the geography and history of the islands. The rest of the book is devoted to an account of the people and the conditions under which they live. The author’s views of the character of the people and of the proper mode of government for them are in harmony with the present administration. The book is illustrated with half-tone reproductions of photographs.”—Outlook.
“It is a sort of popular presentation of the subject that the ordinary reader will find intelligible.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 528. O. 28, ‘05. 180w. |
[*] “Professor Willis and Doctor Atkinson complement each other’s work. Profit may be drawn from both books. More specifically, however, we are compelled to admit that Dr. Atkinson is too complaisant as to present administrative tendencies.”
| + — | Pub. Opin. 39: 667. N. 18, ‘05. 250w. |
[*] “Of recent publications on the Philippines, one of the most useful from the point of view of the general reader is the work by Fred W. Atkinson.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 32: 638. N. ‘05. 130w. |
Atkinson, George Francis. College textbook of botany. [*]$2. Holt.
In expanding his elementary botany of 1898 into a college text, Prof. Atkinson leaves many chapters on the physiological part practically untouched, while others are thoroughly revised especially on the subjects of nutrition and digestion. One subject elaborated for the purpose of bringing it abreast of the times is morphology of fertilization in the gymnosperms and angiosperms. Chapters on the classification of algæ and fungi, and on ecology have also been changed and added to. The treatment falls into five parts, Physiology, Morphology and life history of representative plants, Plant members in relation to environment, Vegetation in relation to environment, and Representative families of angiosperms.