21 OCTOBER 1865, Page 22

Common Sea-Weeds. By Mrs. L. Lane Clarke. (Warne.)—This is an

excellent little manual for sea-weed gatherers. The authoress gives the scientific classification at the beginning, but in her description she very sensibly takes the weeds as they are commonly found in the tide-pools. This assists the process of identification, and is of course encouraging to the little folks who are supposed to be the patrons of the authoress.