Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 



A Season among the Wild Flowers : 



By the REV. H. WOOD. 

 Second edition. With numerous Cuts. Crown Svo, cloth gilt, gilt 



edges, 2s. 6d. 



" Perfectly free from misplaced raptures, the book is also attractive from 

 its correctness. The plates are unusually and, indeed, remarkably good for 

 a cheap and popular treatise." Academy. 



Flowers and Flower-Lore : 



By the REV. HILDERIC FRIEND, F.L.S. 

 Illustrated. Third edition in I vol., Svo, cloth extra, gilt top, 7-r. 6d. 



CONTENTS. The Fairy Garland From Pixy to Puck The Virgin's 

 Bower Bridal Wreaths and Bouquets Garlands for Heroes and Saints 

 Traditions about Flowers Proverbs of Flowers The Seasons The Magic 

 Wand Superstitions about Flowers Curious Beliefs of Herbalists Sprigs 

 and Sprays in Heraldry Plant Names Language of Flowers Rustic 

 Flower Names Peculiar Usages Witches and their Flower-lore. [See p. 37. 



"A full study of a very fascinating subject. . . . His two attractive 



volumes form a perfect treasury of curious and out-of-the-way flower 

 learning. . .... We find also very copious critical and bibliographical 



notes, with full indices. Altogether the work is an important and exhaustive 

 one, and occupies a distinct place of its own." Times. 



Moon Lore: 



By the REV. TIMOTHY HARLEY, F.R.'A.S. 



Illustrated by facsimiles from old prints and scarce wood-blocks. 



Svo, cloth extra, gilt top, 7.?. 6d. 



CONTENTS. Introduction The Man in the Moon The Woman in 

 the Moon The Hare in the Moon The Toad in the Moon Other 

 Moon Myths Moon Worship Moon a Male Deity Moon a W T orld- 

 wide Deity Moon a Water Deity Moon Superstitions Lunar Fancies 

 Lunar Eclipses Lunar Influences Moon Inhabitation. [See p. 37. 



"A pleasant excursion into one of the by-paths of literature, it brings 

 together a mass of facts, traditions, and notions concerning the moon 

 collected from an infinite variety of sources, and never before included within 

 the covers of a single volume." Scotsman. 



"A chatty, charmingly written book on 'Moon Lore.' Mr. Harley is. 

 very thorough, as well as very amusing." Graphic. 



Lunar Science : 



By the same Author. Supplementary to " Moon Lore." $s. 6d. 

 ' ' A very popular and readable account of facts known about the Moon, 

 Journal of Microscopy. 



" Told in a popular and entertaining manner." Bookseller. 



An Elementary Star Atlas : 



A Series of Twelve Simple Star Maps, with Descriptive Letterpress,, 

 for the use of beginners with the telescope and naked-eye star-gazers- 



By the REV. T. H. E. C. ESPIN, B.A., F.R.A.S., 

 Special Observer to the Liverpool Astronomical Society. 



4to, cloth, is. 6d. 



"These maps are of a convenient and handy size, and. their arrangement 

 is good." Atheiutiim. 



"A tempting popular introduction to the fascinating science of 

 astronomy." School Board Chronicle. 



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