Important Books on Forestry and Irrigation for sale by FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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manual of Botany. By Asa Geay. A key to 



the flora of the northeastern states, and the most 

 authoritative publication of its nature. 



Price, $1.62; field edition, $S.OO 



Trees of Ne-w Hn&rland. By L. L. Dame 

 and Henry Brooks. TuLs book is a small volume 

 which can be easily put in the pocket and carried 

 in the woods, and at the same time is the best guide 

 to the identification of our New England trees of 

 any of the smaller books yet published. Price, $1.60 



Xreesof Northeastern America. New- 

 hall. A good general check list of the more im- 

 portant trees of the northeastern United States. 



Price, $1.75 



Xrees and Sbrutos. By C. S. Sargent. The 

 most thorough and authoritative publication yet 

 issued, and a standard work. The matter is issued 

 In parts, of which there are three already published. 



Price, per part, $5.00 



Xrees, Sbrutis and Vines of tlie 

 :Nortlieastern United States. By H. E. 



Parkhurst. In this book the author describes the 

 trees, shrubs, and vines of the northeastern United 

 States in a popular way, the book being designed 

 especially for persons who have never studied bot- 

 any. To" these it will appeal as a valuable giiide to 

 a familiarity with the salient characteristics of 

 trees, shrubs and vines. Price, $1.50 



Trees. A handbook of forest botany for the 

 woodlands and the laboratory. By H. Marshall 

 Ward. Vol. I, Buds and twigs. Vol. II, I/caves. 

 Vol. Ill, Flowers and inflorescences. Three vol- 

 umes to be added, on Fruits and seeds, Seedlings, 

 Habit and conformation of the tree as a whole. 



Price, per volume, $1.50 



PARTICULAR SPECIES AND LOCALITIES 



Mountains of California, The. By John 

 Mdir. No other person is so well titted to write of 

 the mountains of California as John Muir, and the 

 Tolume presented here describes not only the moun 

 tains themselves but the trees that clothe them and 

 the wild life which they harbor. Price, $1.85 



Our :Kational Parks. By John Mdie. If 

 you want to learn about the glaciers, mountain 

 peaks, canyons and great waterfalls of the West ; 

 of the habits of animals from the squirrel to the 

 moose ; plant life from the big trees to the wild 

 flowers — in fact be brought face with nature's 

 works, this is the book. Price. $1.86 



Trees and Shrubs of IMtassachusetts. 

 Emerson. Two volumes. Plain cloth edition has 

 148 plates. The colored edition has 36 of these in 

 colors. Price, plain, $1Z.C0. Price, colored, $13.00. 



The Carth as Modified by Human 

 Action. By G. P. Marsh, a Revision of Man 

 and Nature. Describes changes in the face of the 

 earth caused by man, including desolation of vari- 

 ous countries, once thickly inhabited, by removal 

 of forests Shows importance of maintaining na- 

 tural balance of forces. Price, $3.60 



The I«on}£leaf I»inein Virgin Forest. 



A Silvieal Study. By G. Frederick schwarz. This 

 is a study of the life history of this important forest 

 tree. Intended primarily for foresters and forest 

 students; also for owners and managers of pine 

 timber lands. Deals with the preference or dislike 

 of the species for particular conditions of soil, 

 climate, and environment. Illustrations and six 

 ables. Price, fi.2s 



The Sprout Forests of the Housa- 

 tonic valley of Connecticut. Byu.F. 

 Schwarz. Illustrated study of forests repeatedly 

 cut over. Price, S5c 



IMPORTATIONS 



Beautiful Rare Trees and Plants. By 



the Earl of Annesley. A description of some o| 

 the rarer English trees, shrubs and vines, illustrated 

 copiously. Price. $1S.O0 



Forests of Upper India and Their 

 inhabitants. By Thomas W. Webber. This 

 volume is an account of the author's life in India 

 during the period shortly after 1857. It contains a 

 vivid description of the country, its people, cus- 

 toms, etc., with some description of its forests and 

 timber wealth. Price, $6.00 



BOOKS ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE 



Irrigation in the United States. By F. 



H. Newell. The most authoritative and complete 

 work on the subject which has yet been published, 

 by the head of the Government's irrigation work. 

 • Price, $2.00 



Irrigation Farming. By L. M. Wilcox. A 

 newly revised edition of one of the standard works 

 on irrigation. The principal chapters treat very 

 fully of irrigation, its application, etc., and the vol- 

 ume is profusely illustrated. Cloth, $2.00 



Irrigation for Farm, Garden and 

 Orchard. By Henry Stewart. This work is 

 offered to those American farmers and other culti- 

 vators of the soil who, from painful experience, can 

 readily appreciate the losses which result from the 

 ■carcity of water at critical periods. Price. $1.00 



Irrigation and Drainage. By F. H. King. 



While most of the existing books on these subjects 

 have been written from engineering or legal stand- 

 points, this one presents in a broad yet specific way 

 the fundamental principles which underlie the 

 methods of culture by irrigation and drainage. 



Price, $1.50 



Irrigation Institutions. By Elwood 

 Mead. A discussion of the economic and legal 

 questions created by the growth of irrigated agri- 

 culture in the West, by the Chief of Irrigation and 

 Drainage Investigations of the Department of Agri- 

 culture. Price, $1.25 



L,and Draining. By Manly Miles. A hand- 

 book for farmers on the principles and practise of 

 draining, giving the results of his extended experi- 

 ence in laying tile drains. Price, $1.00 



Land of t,ittle Rain, The. By Mrs. Mary 

 Austin. A nature book of the highest type. The 

 volume is made up of a series of sketches of the 

 human, animal, and plant life found in the region 

 of the Mohave desert. Death Valley, and the Sierraa, 

 much of which the average person is likely to con- 

 sider almost devoid of living things. Price, fS.tfO 



IRRIGATION ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUC- 

 TIVE WORK 



Design and Construction of Dams^ 



By Edward Wegmann. This volume includes an 

 authoritative discussion of the constructive work 

 involved and the principal forms of construction. 

 Masonry, rock-fill and timber dams are discussed 

 extensively. Price, $6.00 



improvement of Rivers. By B. F. Thomas 

 and D. A. Watt. This volume is a treatise on the 

 methods employed for improving streams for open 

 navigation and for navigation by means of locks 

 and dams. Price. $6.93 



Irrigation Engineering. By Herbert M. 

 Wilson. This is the fourth edition of Mr. Wilson's 

 popular work, and the revision and enlargement 

 which it has undergone, places it at the forefront of 

 text books on the subject for American students. 



Price, $lt.00 



Fnglneering for I^and Drainage. By 



C. G. Elliott, a manual for laying out and con- 

 structing drains for the improvement of agricul- 

 tural lands. Price, $1.60 



Reservoirs for Irrigation, "wrater- 

 power, and Domestic "W^ater-sup- 

 ply. By James Dix Schuyler. An account of 

 various types of dams and the methods and plans of 

 their construction, together with a discussion of the 

 available water-supply for irrigation in various sec- 

 tions of arid America, distribution, application, and 

 use of water ; the rainfall, runofl, and evaporation 

 from reservoirs, and effect of silt, etc. Price, $6.0$ 



^Vater Supply Engineering. By A. 



Prescott Folwell. a treatise on the designing, 

 construction and maintenance of water-supply sys- 

 tems, both city and irrigation. Price, $i.e0 



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