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BIOGRAPHICAL 



Astronomy From a Dipper. By Eliot C. 

 Clarke. With charts by the author. 

 Boston and New York: Houghton Mif- 

 flin Company. 



A gem of simplicity, uniqueness and util- 

 ity, with charming touches of personality 

 in quaintness and humor. The idea of the 

 book is good and well worked out. 



At the Pole with Cook and Peary. A pic- 

 torial Record of the most Important and 

 Sensational Geographical Discovery of 

 Recent Times. Portland, Maine: L. H. 

 Nelson Company. 



This is a series of interesting timelv pho- 

 tographs, each with its legend occupying a 

 page, after the style of a local souvenir 

 book. 



The Maine Woods. By Henry D. Thoreau. 

 Illustrated by Clifton Johnson. New 

 York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. 



This well known classic by the great 

 master of us all, is well illustrated bv the 

 skilled nature photographer. All lovers of 

 the woods and of Thoreau are deeply indebt- 

 ed to Mr. Johnson for his beautiful photo- 

 graphs and interesting "Introduction." 



Geology of the Citv of IVew York. With 

 numerous illustrations and maps. Bv 

 L. P. Gratacap, A. M. New York: Henry 

 Holt and Company. 



"The facts presented and the statements 

 made have been brought together from many 

 sources and are carefullv classified, and the 

 book will, it is hoped, helpfully develon and 

 complete a correct geological conception of 

 Greater New York." The author is learned 

 and enthusiastic in his favorite science. 



Laboratory Botany. For the High School. B- 



Willard N. Clute. Boston: Ginn and 

 Company. 



The leading characteristics of this new 

 and in many ways unique laboratorv botany 

 are m its presentation of a connected studv 

 of evolution for both teacher and punil: (2) 

 its method of thorough and suggestive di- 

 rection for both teacher and pupil: (3) its 

 concise yet adequate lists of Questions for 

 answer in notebooks after actual field or 

 laboratory investigation: (4) its clear and 

 accurate outlines of the specific subjects. 



Thomas Alva Edison. Sixty years of an 

 Inventor's Life. By Francis Arthur 

 Jones. With numerous illustrations 

 from photographs. New York: Thomas 

 Y. Crowell & Company. 



This is an interesting account of the great 

 Edison, who according to the book has "quit 

 the inventing business" and is now devoting 

 himself almost exclusively to nure science. 

 The book is readable, instructive, and well 

 illustrated. 



The Nursery Book. A Complete Ouide to the 

 Multiplication of Plants. By L. H. 

 Bailey. Thirteenth Edition. New York: 

 The Macmillan Company. 



''This little handbook aims at nothing 

 more than an account of the methods com- 

 monly employed in the propagation and 

 crossing of plants, and its province does not 

 extend, therefore, to the discussion of any 

 of the ultimate results or influences of these 

 methods." 



This is' a useful book for every lover of 

 trees and shrubs. It is real nature study, 

 that should take the place of all check list 

 nature study. To make a list of trees identi- 

 fied is not so valuable as to grow one tree 

 from the seed. Professor Bailey is an ac- 

 knowledged authority. 



FOR BIRD LOVERS. 

 The September-October number of Bird- 

 Lore contains its usual variety of articles 

 interesting to bird lovers. The lively court- 

 ship of a pair of Black Ducks is related by 

 one who was fortunate enough to witness 

 the singular performance. In 'Woodpeckers 

 and June Bugs' are described the habits of 

 Woodpeckers and the peculiar manner in 

 which they prepare insect food for their 

 young. 'A Successful Failure' treats of the 

 nest-building habits of the House Wren, 

 and the difficulty of providing him with a 

 nest-box to his liking. Another article de- 

 scribes the methods adopted by Hawks in 

 the pursuit of their prey. 'Two Warbler 

 Photographs,' 'The Hanging Home in the 

 Old Tree,' 'Blue Jay Boarders,' and Educa- 

 tional Leaflet, 'The Bush-Tit,' together with 

 the usual Notes, Reviews, etc., make up an 

 exceedingly interesting number. 



