Volume 9 - Electric Scotland

256 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY
REVIEWS.
FLORA OF BOURNEMOUTH. By Edward F. Linton, M.A. Oxon.
This is the latest addition to the local floras of Britain, and it
worthily sustains the standard of excellence exhibited by several of the
floras in recent years. A good introduction indicates the limits and
divisions of the district, its botanical characteristics in contrast to
those of the neighbouring districts, and the local conditions that have
led to the richness in species despite the absence of any considerable
range in altitudes. The bulk of the book is naturally occupied with
indications of the local distribution of the several species, and bears
evidence of the thorough acquaintance of the author with the area
in question. Bournemouth is a favourite resort both for health and
for pleasure, and those visitors that desire to know the plants around
Bournemouth, and to have an additional pleasure in their excursions,
will find this book of much value, all the more because of its lightness
and of the admirably clear type and the arrangement of its
contents. By all interested in British it
botany will be welcomed.
FIRST RECORDS OF BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS. By William
A. Clarke, F.L.S. (London: West, Newman, & Co., 1900.)
The value of Mr. Clarke's compilation of the earliest records of
British Flowering Plants was appreciated by students of the flora
during its publication as a series of papers in the "Journal of
Botany" from 1892 to 1896, and its re-issue as a book was
welcomed as a source of much information on the history of
botanical research in Britain. The issue of a second edition has
enabled the author to make corrections that have been found
desirable and have been brought to his notice ;
and he has added
throughout for the plants noted in the works of Ray and other early
botanists the names (often phrases) by which they were known to
these writers. These alterations add considerably to the value of
the book, which we commend to our readers.
HANDBOOK OF PLANT COLLECTING. By J.
M. B. Taylor.
(Paisley, 1899.)
This pamphlet gives useful advice to those that wish to know
how to collect, dry, mount, and preserve dried plants and such parts
as fruits, seeds, stems, etc. ;
but typographical errors (of which there
are a good many) may tend to mislead beginners unfamiliar with
the terms. Mr. Taylor's personal experience shows itself in the
practical nature of his remarks on methods and difficulties.