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Plants, Ancient And Modern.*

THERE is a wide gap between the Bennettitem of the lower Mezozoic rocks and the Ranunculacez of the high Alps. But some day, perhaps, botanists will have worked out the con-......

Current Literature.

THE DISSOLUTION OF THE MONASTERIES. The Dissolution of the Monasteries. By Francis Aidan Hibbert, M.A. (Sir I. Pitman and Sons. Cs. net.)—Mr. Hibbert confines his investigations......

Quiet Days In Spain.

Quiet Days in Spain. By C. Bogue Luffmann. (John Murray. 8s. net.)—Mr. Luffmann tells us that he has wandered over forty- two of the forty-nine provinces of Spain. Sometimes he......

A History Of Abingdon.

A History of Abingdon. By James Townsend, M.A. (H. Frowde. 7s. 6d. net.)—The one notable thing in the history of Abingdon is the Benedictine Abbey. This was one of the earliest,......

The South Devon And Dorset Coasts.

The South Devon and Dorset Coasts. By Sidney Heath. (T. Fisher Unwin. 6s. net.)—This volume is one of the " County Coast Series." The subject is full of interest, even above the......