NEW AND STANDARD WORKS 



USEFUL KNOWLEDGE AND ENTERTAINING 



ANECDOTE. 



The Foitr Seasons ; A Short Account of 



the Structure of Plants, being Four Lectures written for the Working 

 Men's Institute, Paris. With Illustrations. Imperial IGrno., 3s. 6d. 

 u Distinguished by extreme clearness, and teems with information of a useful and 

 popular character." Guardian. 



Trees, Plants, and Flowers, their Beauties, 



Uses, and Influences. By Mrs. R. LEE. With Coloured Groups of 

 Flowers, from Drawings by JAMES ANDREWS. Second Thousand. 

 8vo., cloth, gilt edges, 10s. 6d. 



Every -Day Things ; or, Useful Know- 



ledge respecting the Principal Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Sub- 

 stances in Common Use. Second Edition, revised. ISmo., cloth, 

 Is. 6d. 



"A little encyclopaedia of useful knowledge, deserving a place in every juvenile 

 library. " Evangelical Magazine, 



Infant Amusements ; or, How to make 



a Nursery Happy. With practical Hints to Parents and Nurses on 

 the Moral and Physical Training of Children. Post Svo., cloth 

 3s. 6d. 



Contents. How to make a Nursery Happy. The Nursery Gymnasium. 

 Games to Afford Exercise. Amusements and Employments requiring 

 Materials or Toys. Out-of-door Games. In-door Games. Toys. Tales. 

 Songs with Music. How to Make the Sunday Happy. Prayers and Hymns 

 for very Little Children. Hymns and Sacred Poetry set to Music. 

 Remedies to be used in case of Accidents. 



" It ought to be in the hands of every mother and governess." Art Journal. 



" We know of no book that can compare with it in practical value. It is a multum 

 in parvo each chapter is worth the price of the book." Our Own Fireside. 



Female Christian Names, and their 



Teachings. By MARY E. BROMFIELD. Beautifully printed on Toned 

 Paper. Imp. 32mo., Cloth, gilt edges, Is. 6d. French Morocco, 

 2s. 6d. Calf or Morocco, 4s. 6d. 



'' A useful account of the meaning, history, and associations of girls' Christian 

 names." Churchman'' s Magazine. 



Familiar Natural History ; with descrip- 



tions by Mrs. R. LEE, and forty- two Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR. 

 Cloth, 3s. 6d., or coloured plates, gilt edges, 5s. 



