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 80 vi. JOT.Y &, 1900. NOTES AND QUERIES. and Shrove Sondaie last, the entier some of xxvju viij' iiijd, and by waie of her Majestys liberalytio and reward for the said Interludes the some of xiij" vi' viijd also." How thankful should we not have been for the names of the interludes or plays exhibited and those of the participants in her Majesty's bounty! Similar payments and rewards are accorded to the " Lord Admyralle's players." Passports accorded to maimed soldiers permitting them to proceed to various colleges and cathedrals, and, while waiting their turn to be elected an almsmen, to beg, are of frequent occur- rence. Lord Dudley conies before the Council several times as a litigant. Mayors, sheriffs, &c., are instructed to assist Capt. John Pretherche in taking such "masteries men" as shall be fit for service in Ostend. Others who are not qualified for such service are to receive the punishment which should " be fitt for soche lewde persons." Innumerable entries of no less interest might be quoted. Affricultural Botany: Theoretical and Practical. By John Percival. (Duckworth & Co.) BOOKS of this sort are very welcome. If only our farmers and gardeners would read them ! They are notoriously behind growers of fruits and cereals in France and America in scientific knowledge, and often blame the ground where their own ignorance or conservatism is more truly responsible for failure. However, agricultural professorships and diplomas are in the air, and will, we hope, improve English methods. Prof. Percival is a practical, lucid teacher, and all who go through his lx>ok will learn a good deal. He begins with a survey of the anatomy and physiology of plants which is satisfactory. The practical section is good so far as it goes, but might be fuller. Among the Kubi we should men- tion the Cape blackberry as a highly prolific im- provement on R. fruticoms. We doubt if the ox-eye daisy is a sign of bad land, having seen it frequent in some of the best hay in two or three counties. Lucerne is an instance of a plant the French have made much more use of than ourselves. It gives a splendid crop, as the author points out. Gorse is not really " unprofitebly gay, but forms, we are told, very nutritious fodder. There is a good chapter on the potato family. Deadly nightshade is, fortunately, rare, but Solatium dulcamara is often tempting to children, and common. More definite information might be given as to the plants injurious to cows as fodder, and also a means of distinguishing the mushroom from unpalatable fungi, and watercress (to which, by-the-by, we have not noticed a reference among the Cruciferee) from its umbelliferous imitation which often grows with it. The section on smut and various forms of rot is full and valuable. Practical questions are given throughout, and work with actual examples is wisely insisted on as necessary. Don Quixote and British Art. By H. S. Ashbee, F.S.A. MR. ASHBEE, a known authority upon the illustra- tions to ' Don Quixote," has printed for private circulation an interesting and important paper with the above title, read in April last in the gallery of the Royal British Artists. WE are always glad to receive evidences of local interest in science and antiquities like Furnejvt Lore. (Kendal, T. Wilson). This is vol. iii. No. 2 of the results achieved by the Barrow Naturalists' Field Club, which also makes excursions into literature and archaeology. Some of the records are quite valuable, only the club should secure the services of a competent Latinist to look over its printed papers. Some of the inscriptions are wrongly printed, as a knowledge of Latin metre would show, and not correctly translated. Mr. Harper Gaythorpe has worked hard as editor. MR. R. HEDGER WALLACE has reprinted from the Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow a highly interesting collection of data, with a full bibliography, concerning White CaUle: an Inquiry into their Origin and Hillary. Every possible source of information has been used, and the author's industry is most praiseworthy. Sepa- rate monographs such as this are of real value. There is, by-the-by, an interesting, if brief reference to the subject in the fifth chapter of ' The Bride of Lammermoor." Scott talks of "a dingy white, or rather a pale yellow " ; but the fine photograph of a luill of the Chillingham herd, which forms plate vii., seems to figure as bright - coloured a beast as the " niveus juvencus" of Pasiphae. A sentence on p. 247 would make the unwary suppose Hesiod a Roman. The author writes that he will be glad to forward copies if any of our correspond- ents would li ke one. MB. HENRY FROWDE has published, in a series of pamphlets, catalogues of his various exhibits at the Paris Exhibition. To the merit of the papers we have borne frequent testimony, and not a few of the books have oeen reviewed in our columns. It remains to pay a tribute to the bindings, many of which are of unusual beauty. potters to Corrcsjnmbrats. We must call special attention to the following notices :— ON all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. To secure insertion of communications corre- spondents must observe the following rules. Let each note, query, or reply be written on a separate slip of paper, with the signature of the writer and such address as he wishes to appear. 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