Important Books on Forestry and Irrigation for sale by CONSERVATION 



1417 G Street N. JV., Washington, D. C. 



MANUAL OF BOTANY. By Asa Gray. A key to the 

 Bora of the northeastern states, and the most authorita- 

 tive publication of its nature. 



Price, $1.62; field edition, $2.00 



TREES OF NEW ENGLAND. By L. L. Damb and ITbnrt 

 Bkooks. Tills book is a small volume which can be 

 easily put in the pocket and carried In tlie woods, and at 

 tlie same time is Uie best guide to the Identification of 

 our New England trees of any of the smaller books yet 

 published. Price, $1.50 



TREES AND SHRUBS. By C. S. Sargent. The most 

 tliorough and authoritative publication yet Issued, and a 

 standard work. The matter is Issued In parts, of which 

 tliere are three already published. Price, per part, $5.00 



TREES, SHRUBS, AND VINES OF THE NORTHEAST- 

 ERN 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 botany. To these It will appeal as a val- 

 uable guide to a familiarity with the salient character- 

 istics 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, Leaves. Vol. Ill, Flowers 

 and Inflorescences. Three volumes to be added, on 

 Fruits and seeds. Seedlings, Habit and conformation of 

 tlie tree as a whole. Price, per volume, $1.50 



PARTICULAR SPECIES AND LOCALITIES 



MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA, THE. By .Tohn Mum. 

 No other person is so well fitted to write of the moun- 

 tains of California as John Muir, and the volume pre- 

 sented here describes not only the mountains themselves, 

 but the trees that clothe them and tlie wild life which 

 they harbor. Price, $1.85 



OUR NATIONAL PARKS, By John Muir. If you want 

 to learn atioiit the glaciers, mountain peaks, canyons, 

 and great waterfalls of tlie West; of the habits of ani- 

 mals from the squirrel to the moose; plant life from the 

 big trees to the wild flowers — In fact be brought face 

 to face with nature's works, tlils Is the book. 



Price, $1.85 



TREES AND SHRUBS OF MASSACHUSETTS. Emerson. 

 Two volumes. I'lain clnth edition has 148 plates. The 

 colored edition has .HG of these In colors. 



Price, plain, $12.00 Price, colored, $18.00 



THE EARTH AS MODIFIED BY HUMAN ACTION. By 

 G. r. Marsh, a Revision of Man and Nature. De- 

 scribes changes in the face of the earth caused by man. 

 including desolation of various countries, once thickly 

 inhaliited, by removal of forests. Shows importance of 

 maintaining natural balance of forces. Price, $3.50 



THE LONGLEAF PINE IN VIRGIN FOREST. A Silvlcal 

 Study. By G. Frederick Sciiwarz. Tliis Is a study 

 of the life history of this important forest tree. In- 

 tended primarily for foresters and forest students; also 

 for owners and malingers of pine timber lands. Deals 

 with the preference or dislike of the species for par- 

 ticular conditions of soil, climate, and environment. 

 Illustrations and six tables. Price, $1.25 



THE SPROUT FORESTS OF THE HOUSATONIC VAL- 

 LEY TO CONNECTICUT. By G. F. Schwarz. Illus- 

 trated study of forests repeatedly cut over. Price, S5c 



IMPORTATIONS 



BEAUTIFUL RARE TREES AND PLANTS. By the 



Earl op Annbslbt. A description of some of the rarer 

 English trees, shrubs, and vines. Illustrated copiously. 



Price, $12.00 

 FORESTS OF UPPER INDIA AND THEIR INHABI- 

 TANTS. By Thomas ^^'. Wbubbr. 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, customs, etc.. with some description 

 of Its" forests and timber wealth. Price, $5.00 



BOOKS ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE 



IRRIGATION IN THE UNITED STATES, By F. H. 

 Nbwbll. 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 Irriga- 

 tion. The principal chapters treat very fully of Irriga- 

 tion, Its application, etc., and the volume Is profusely 

 illustrated. Cloth, $2.00 



IRRIGATION FOR FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



By Henry Stewart. This work is offered to those Amer- 

 ican farmers and other cultivators of the soil who, from 

 painful experience, can readily appi'eclate the losses 

 which result from the scarcity of water at critical 

 periods. Price, $1.00 



IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE. By F. H. Kino. While 

 most of the existing books on these subjects have been 

 written from engineering or legal standpoints, this one 

 presents in a broad, yet specific way the fundamental 

 principles which underlie the methods of culture by Irri- 

 gation and drainage. Price, $1.50 



IRRIGATION INSTITUTIONS. By Elwood Mead. A 

 discussion of the economic and legal questions created by 

 the growth of Irrigated agriculture In the West, by the 

 Chief of Irrigation and Drainage Investigations of the 

 Department of Agriculture. Price, $1.25 



LAND DRAINAGE. By Manly Milbs. A handbook for 

 farmers on the principles and practise of draining, giv- 

 ing the results of his extended experience In laying tile 

 drains. Price, $1.00 



LAND OF LITTLE RAIN, THE. By Mrs. Mart 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 Sierras, much of which the aver- 

 age person Is likely to consider almost devoid of living 

 things. Price, $2.00 



IRRIGATION ENGINEERING AND CON, 

 STRUCTIVE WORK 



DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS. By Edward 

 Weomann. This volume Includes an authoritative discus- 

 sion of the constructive work involved and tlie 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. Tliis volume Is a treatise on the methods 

 employed for improving streams for open navigation and 

 for navigation by means of locks and dams. 



Price, $6.50 



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 under- 

 gone, places it at the forefront of text books on the sub- 

 ject for American students. Price, $k.00 



ENGINEERING FOR LAND DRAINAGE. By C. G. El- 

 liott. A manual for laying out and constructing drains 

 for the Improvement of agricultural lands. Price, $.150 



RESERVOIRS FOR IRRIGATION. WATERPOWER, AND 

 DOMESTIC WATER-SUPPLY. By Jambs Dix Schuyler. 

 An ac( ount of various types of dams and the methods 

 and plans of their construction, together with a discus- 

 sion of the available water-supply for irrigation in va- 

 rious sections of arid America, distribution, application, 

 and use of water; the rainfall, runoff, and evaporation 

 from reservoirs, and effect of silt, etc. Price, $5.00 



WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING. By A. Prbscott 

 FoLWBLL. A treatise on the designing, construction and 

 maintenance of water-supply systems, both city and Irri- 

 gation. Price. $i.00 



These hooks sent prepaid upon receipt of price indicated, by CONSERVATION 

 i2b 141^ G Street N. IV., Washington, D. C. 



