BooKs ON AGRICULTURE.—We have before us a number of books
dealing with agricultural topics which we cannot find room to notice at length, but to which we may direct the attention of those interested in the subject. The Principles of Agriculture through the School and Home Garden, by 0. A. Stebbins (Macmillan and Co., 4s. 6d. net), is intended as the basis of a course of training suitable for children in schools. The financial aspects of farming are examined in The Principles of Rural Credits, by James B. Morman (same pub- lishers, 5s. 6d. net). Electricity for the Farm, by Frederick Irving Anderson (same publishers and price), is designed to give the farmer a practical working knowledge of electricity for use as light, heat, and power on the farm. The remain- ing books deal with various specialized forms of agricultural work. First we have The Science of Dairying, by W. A. G. Penlington (same publishers, 2s. 6d.), which is a text-book for use in secondary and technical schools ; next is Principles of Floriculture, by Edward A. White (same publishers, 7s. 6d. net), a book intended to assist in the industrial side of flower growing ; Beekeeping, by Everett Franklin Phillips (same publishers, 8s. 6d. net), describes the natural history of bees as well as the practical management of apiaries ; finally comes a volume that is less likely to be of use to English readers—namely Citrus Fruits, by J. Eliot Coit (same pub- lishers and price), which is written specially for the use of Californian fruit-growers.
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