The work is illustrated with some woodcuts from capital sketches by Mr. J.W. Whymper, deserving of more than a mere passing notice. We cordially commend Mr. Jennings' pleasant book to all lovers of Nature, and in this would include those who from physical infirmity or lack of suitable opportunity are debarred from using their eyes, ears and legs as he has done, with so much profit to himself and advantage to his readers.
In the early part of last year we received a small seven-page pamphlet entitled 'Notes for Observations of Injurious Insects.' In the prefatory remarks assistance was asked from both agriculturists and entomologists in order to obtain information on a few selected species generally injurious to farm or garden crops. The instructions given were as follows:—
"The points chiefly to be noted are the presence of surroundings, such as plants, or shelter, suitable for the food or protection of the noxious insects; agricultural conditions, such as the drainage, the nature of the soil, and manures, and that of the preceding crop on the ground, its degree of cleanness and that of the neighbouring fields, and also the state of the weather.
"The observations on the insects under the head of "general remarks" should give the date of their appearance as larvæ; numbers, comparatively, to previous years; and also date, and quantity of appearance, and date of disappearance in the perfect state, with amount of injury to crop."
These observations were to be returned on a ruled form which came with the pamphlet.
On receiving this, we must confess, we looked it over and thought that although the object aimed at was undoubtedly a good one, it would probably meet with little attention, not only from lack of interest and lack of willing observers, but also from the fact that the majority of farmers and gardeners are almost entirely unacquainted with Entomology. Our misgivings, however, proved
