(1) Springtime and Other Essays (2) Memories of the Months

Abstract

(i)SIR FRANCIS DARWIN'S essays have a peculiar charm; the reader is caught in the current of the author's enjoyment. Uninfluenced by artifice, we find ourselves sharing in his pleasures, and, to begin with, in the delight of the spring renascence. “The spring is the happiest season for those who love plants, who delight to watch and record the advent of old friends as the great procession of green leaves and beautiful flowers unwinds itself with a glory which no familiarity can tarnish.” To a representative list in the order of their flowering, Sir Francis adds the remark: “To a lover of plants, this commonplace list will, I hope, be what a score is to a musician, and will recall to him some of the charm of the orchestra of living beauty that springtime awakens.”

(1) Springtime and Other Essays.

By Sir Francis Darwin. Pp. vii + 242 + viii plates. (London: John Murray, 1920.) Price 7s. 6d. net.

(2) Memories of the Months.

Sixth series. By the Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell., Bart. Pp. xi + 314. (London: Edward Arnold, 1919.) Price 7s. 6d. net.