The Latest and Best Tree Book 



N.L. BRIXTON'S NORTH AMERICAN TREES 



By the Director-in-Chief of the New York Botanical Garden. With the as- 

 sistance of John A. Shafer, Custodian of the Museums of the New York 

 Botanical Gardens. (American Nature Series). With 775 illustrations, 

 Probable price, $7.50 net (postage additional). Just issued. 



Describes all the kinds of trees known to grow independently of cul- 

 tivation in North America north of the West Indies and Mexico, and to 

 illustrate them by pictures showing the characters of the foliage, flowers, 

 and fruit; a profusion of photographs illustrating the general aspect of cer- 

 tain species have also been reproduced. 



It has been sought to reduce technical terms to the minimum number 

 needed to ensure accuracy. For convenience of reference, a glossary of all 

 botanical terms used is appended. 



The relationship of the native and naturalized trees of North America 

 to species of other parts of the world, is briefly discussed and the products 

 of the trees useful in the arts, sciences, and industries are mentioned or 

 described. Reference is also made to horticultural features of trees. 



Although it is believed that the description and illustrations will render 

 easy the identification of trees, in order to provide for their determination 

 by additional botanical characters, keys are prefixed. 



N. L. BriHon's Manual of the Flora of the 

 Northern States and Canada 



Over 1000 pp., 4500 descriptions. 

 $2.25 net. 



Prof. L. M. Underwood of Col- 

 umbia: "The most complete and 

 reliable work. . . . For the first 

 time the descriptions are drawn 

 from the plants themselves." 



Margaret Slosson's How Ferns Grow 



With 46 plates by the author, re- 

 producing ferns at their natural 

 size. $3.00 net; carriage 25 cents. 



The Nation: "No one has hith- 

 erto devoted a whole book to' a 

 readable account of the youth of 

 ferns. . . . With great pains the 

 author has studied the various 

 metamorphoses and has recorded 

 in good photographs her interest- 

 ing results. . . . She has supple- 

 mented these by clear text." 



G. F. Atkinson's Mushrooms 



With 230 illustrations from photo- 

 graphs, including 15 colored 

 plates. 320 pp. $3.00 net; car- 

 riage 23 cents. 

 Mushrooms, edible, poisonous, 



etc. With recipes for cooking by 



Mrs. S. T. Rorer. 

 Plant World: "Without doubt 



the most important and valuable 



work of its kind." 



Kerner's Natural History of Plants 



Their Forms, Growth, Reproduct- 

 ion, and Distribution. Trans- 

 lated by Prof. F. W. Oliver and 

 assistants. With about 2000 

 original cuts. New and Cheaper 

 Edition, $11.00, net. 



A work treating of the whole 

 realm of plant life, written mainly 

 in untechnical language. 



Critic. — "In wonderfully accur- 

 ate but easily comprehended de- 

 scriptions, it opens to the ordinary 

 reader the results of botanical re- 

 search down to the present time." 



Campbell E. Waters' Ferns 



Over 200 illustrations from original 

 drawings and photographs. 362 

 pp. $3.00 net; carriage 30 cents. 



A manual for the Northeastern 

 States, thoroughly authorative and 

 written in a popular style. It covers 

 all the ferns in the region embraced 

 either in Britton's or in Gray's 

 Manuals. 



"The ideal fern-book. . . . The 

 best fern-book that has appeared. 

 The illustrations are superb." 

 —Dr. F. H. Knowlton, U. S. Na- 

 tional Museum. 



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