Gum Boughs and Wattle Bloom. By Donald Macdonald. (Cassell and
Co.)—This is a book of Australian scenery and sport. The scenery occupies more space than the sport, nor will this be an objection in the eyes of most readers. Of animals to be shot, the kangaroo is the chief representative, though hares and rabbits are mentioned ; of fish for the angler to catch, the black-fish is the chief. The descriptions of the flora of the country abound in
details, which are given with much picturesqueness, and with a manifest thoroughness of knowledge. One curious trait in the trees and plants of Australia is the number of non-natives and the rapidity with which they succeed each other. This is a most interesting book, all the more to be valued because it is, we fancy, a pioneer in its peculiar line. Mr. Macdonald is to be envied for having so fresh a theme to handle.
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