5 MARCH 1921, Page 25

A Book about Plants and Trees. By R and S.

G. Gurney. (C. Arthur Pearson. ls. 6d. net.)—This " simple guide to Nature study for boy scouts and girl guides " is well written and well illustrated with diagrams, and would interest any child. The authors have specially considered the requirements of scouts, who, to obtain the badge, must know thirty trees or sixty wild flowers, ferns, and grasses.