BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY 



NATURE STUDIES IN BERKSHIRE 



By JOHN COLEMAN ADAMS. With 16 illustrations in photogravure from 

 original photographs by ARTHUR ScoTT. Photogravure edition. 8, gilt top, 

 14.50. Popular edition. Illustrated. $2.50. 



" The spirit of the region is very happily caught by the author, who is fond of outdoors, 



and a sympathetic chronicler of the events 01 field and woodland. . . . The pictures in the 



. are very fine indeed. . . . The style of the narrative is clear and unaffected, and the 



hook is one that will not easily be relinquished when once taken in hand. The book is 



attractive and sumptuous, a credit to the printer's art." Chicago Evening Post. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



Notes and Suggestions ou Lawns and Lawn-Planting, Laying out and Ar- 

 rangement of Country Places, Large and Small Parks, Cemetery Plots, and 

 Railway-Station Lawns ; Deciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs, The 

 Hardy Border, Bedding Plants, Rockwork, etc. By SAMUEL PARSONS, Jr., Ex- 

 Superintendent of Parks, New York City. With nearly 200 illustrations. 

 Large 8, {3.50. 



" Mr. Parsons proves himself a master of liis art as a landscape gardener, and thissuperb 

 book should be studied' by all who are concerned in the making of parks in other cities," 

 Philadelphia Kulletin. 



LAWNS AND GARDENS 



How to Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure Ground, and Garden. By 

 N. JoNSSON-RoSE, of the Department of Public Parks, New York City. With 

 172 plans and illustrations. Large 8, gilt top, $3.50. 



"Mr. Jonsson-Rose has prepared a treatise which will prove of genuine value to the large 

 and increasing number of those who take a personal interest iu their home grounds. It does 

 not aim above the intelligence or aesthetic sense of the ordinary American citizen who has 

 never fciveu any thought to planting and to whom some of the profounder principles of gar- 

 den-art make no convincing appeal." Garden ami j-'mt^l. 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 



For Garden, Lawn, and Park Planting. With an Account of the Origin, 

 Capabilities, and Adaptations of the Numerous Species and Varities, Native and 

 Foreign, and Especially of the New and Rare Sorts, Suited to Cultivation iu the 

 United States. By Lucius D. DAVIS. With over 100 illustrations. 8, #3.50. 



"Mr. Davis writes with authority upon his chosen theme. . . . The book is full of 

 information upon the subject of which it treats, and contains many suggestions that may 

 prove helpful." .V. J*. 7>;// ( \s. 



THE WONDERS OF PLANT LIFE 



By Mrs. S. B. HERRICK. Fully illustrated. 16, $1.50. 



The only thing aimed at is to give the more important types in a popular 

 way, avoiding technicalities where ordinary language could be substituted, and, 

 where it could not, giving clear explanations of the terms. 



" A dainty volume . . . opens up a whole world of fascination . . . full of infor- 

 mation." Boston Advertiser, 



OUR INSECT FRIENDS AND FOES 



How to Collect, Preserve and Study Them. By BELLE S. CRAGIN. With 

 over 250 illustrations. 8, f 1.75. 



" Although primarily intended for boys and girls, it can hardly fail to enlist the aid of 

 the older members of the family ; and for the amateur collector of all ages who has all the 

 requisite enthusiasm but lacks a practical knowledge of the art of preserving specimens it 

 should receive a warm welcome." -V. }'. Commercial Advertiser. 



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