Bibliographical Notice. 221 rotundato, linea media et punctis 2 vel 3 utrinqae annexis pal-lidioribus oraato ; elytris cylindricis, per suturam obscure albidis, interstitiis altemis laete fulvo nigroque tessellatis ; antennis ad basin pedibusque (squamosis) clarioribus. Long. corp. lin. 2|-3. Habitat Lanzarotam et Fuerteventuram, sub lapidibus in aridis are-nosis et calcariis degens. 27. Sitones setiger. S. oblongus, squamis griseis insequaliter vestitus ; capite prothorace-que densissime et profunde rugoso-punctatis, illo oculis oblongo-rotundatis promineutibus, hoc subcylindrico, intra apicem (sub-eleratum) constricto, ad utrumque latus linea paulo albidiore omato ; elvtris profunde punctato-striatis, vel obscure variegatis (interstitiis altemis obsolete tessellatis) vel dense fusco aut ochraceo-fiisco squamosis, saepius versus latera squamis albidioribus obscure plagiatis, interstitiis setosis (setis nigrescentibus sed in interstitiis altemis setis albidioribus distantibus commixtis) ; antennis brevi-bus pedibusque rufo-ferrugineis, capitulo femoribusque obscu-rioribus. Long. corp. lin. l|-2. Habitat in aridis insularum Canariensium, in Palma sola hactenus baud detectus. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. Outlines of Botany, designed for Schools and Colleges. By J. H. Balfour, M.D. &c.. Prof, of Botany in the University of Edin-burgh. 12rao, pp. 712. Black, Edinburgh, 1S62. The title of this book shows the intention of its author in the pre-sent republication of the article " Botany " from the ' Encyclopaedia Britannica.' We are sorry to add that we look upon it as a mistake to think that the book is well fitted for schools and colleges ; for we presume that here "colleges" is simply a synonym of "schools." It does not differ sufficiently fi-om the same author's valuable books en-titled ' Manual ' and * Class Book ' to be suited to the inferior class of teaching usually, and perhaps necessarily, given in those places. It seems to us far too hard, much too long, and not sufficiently autho-ritative for young scholars. In short, it is too good for its purpose. If Dr. Balfour had allowed this treatise to continue in the position for which it was written., and to which it is well fitted, and had prepared a small — very much smaller — book containing the elements of botany in simple language, he would have done more service to science. Such simple elements should be written as by a master stating his determinations, and usually omitting all notice of the opinions of others (which are to be found properly in the larger Class-books and Introductions), leaving out most of the chemistry as unintelligible to the young student, and omitting the greater part of the technicalities relating to the Natural Orders, but inserting in
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