Abstract
THE first of these books can be depended upon to arouse in children a love for both the plants and animals of the garden. It is for the most part well and simply written, and with the exception of the last one in the book, the illustrations are charming. One cannot altogether concur with the statement that the crocus lays eggs, nor is the author accurate in his remark that “none of us know” how food is constructed in green leaves. The statement on p. 64 that the thick skins of the holly leaves “keep in the warmth of the body, and frost cannot penetrate,” is not only untrue, but very misleading even to children.
Gardens in their Seasons: a Nature Book for Boys and Girls.
By C. von Wyss. Pp. 64. Illustrated. (London: A. and C. Black, 1912.) Price 1s. 6d.
Wonders of Plant Life.
By S. Leonard Bastin. Pp. x + 136. Illustrated. (London: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 3s. 6d. net.
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Gardens in their Seasons: a Nature Book for Boys and Girls Wonders of Plant Life . Nature 89, 320 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089320a0
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