11 OCTOBER 1890, Page 22

Grasses. By A. N. M'Alpine. (David Douglas, Edinburgh.) —Mr. M'Alpine

seems to have hit upon a most convenient method for the identification and classification of grasses, for which we would refer readers to his handy little guide. It is somewhat technical in expression, but if the farmer could be persuaded to master the nature of the grasses in his pasture-land, it will have done its duty.