AdKICULTURAL KDITt'A TloN . 891 



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A course in rtgriculture for the public schools of Michignn. W. II. I'ui.m ii 

 {Mich. Aj/r. i'ni., Dcjil. At/r. Nil. \ I'mniilihl \, llHtS, /*/). .Hi). -A hrit'f <iiilllin' f.ir 

 ;i cniirsc ill iiKriciiMiin- fur liu" rlciiifiilnr.v scluiols of .Mi(iii;;jiii is ^iivcii, lojirtiicr 

 Willi !i siiiiiijir oiillliu' for lii},'ii scliiMtIs, siipiiiciiiciilctl !)>■ ninrf dcliiilcd dirt'c- 

 lioiis for mrryiiiK oil ixitniiifjil \v<irl<, Icssdiis (Ui fanii crops, farm iiiaiiaK«'iiH'iit, 

 farm mccliaiiics, iinriiciill nrc animal iiiisliaiiili-y. and soils, i.isis of i)0()|{H ami 

 liiiilciiiis sidtal>i(> for llic aKriciiltnral lilnary of Iii;,'li sriiools arc sii;<K'«'Htod. 



Agriculture and school gardens, S. < ". Ki.i.i,i:iii:u (/'/////' /(/*///*■ Aj/r. Iter. 

 \i:tiillish i:,l.\. I ilnllS), Xo. S, mt. .i.n .;./'/, iils. ,i).— 'I'lu- writer >,'iv»'s rcasoim 

 for tt'aciiiiiK a^'ri(•llitllro aiitl sclioo! ;,'ard(MiiiiK and siiccilic dirtH-tioiis for jirc- 

 pariii;: sciiool ;iard('iis. 



Suggestions for school gardens, .1. IJ. Wiii.i.vms {■/nniitird, lUiis, /</). iJfS, 

 di/iiis. .{). — Tliis is a maiinal for tcMclicrs. dcaliiit,' witli Kindt-n itrocosst'S ratliLM* 

 than (he principles of plaiil piddnclion. In llic main pail of the hook tlie 

 author talves up tlie solectlon and |iic|i.iimI iun of ;,'ai'(lcn plats, (he ne<'essary 

 tools, soils, seed heds, seedliii;;s, care of plants, propa;,'atioM id' plants, rota- 

 tions, and fri««nds and eiieniies of I lie ^'ardcn. 'I'iiis is followed i)y ai»|iendixes 

 denlliiK with ciiltiirai direcli(»ns for veK»'talilcs, cocoa, colfee, Khip'i', pine- 

 apples, tohacco, l»ananas, oranyi'S, cotton, (Juinea corn, sarsaparilla, pindars, 

 vanilla, and tlowers, with one chapter on ins«'cticides. 



Improvement of school grounds, II. L. Ilrrr d'onnilo: lUI. Ihiit. Ontmio, 

 IHOS, PI). .{.'), i)ls. I,:, ilijtHH. Li). — riaiis and siiK^eslions for the improvement of 

 rural and iirhan sciiool ;;ronnds. 



Home nature-study course, Anna H. Comstock ( Ihnur Xnttirc-Stuilif (Uihikc 

 \(Uini<U IJiiir., State i'<,l. .If//. |, n. scr., .7 (lUOH), Xos. I. mt. ',0, Jiiin. I 'i ; 2, pp. 

 .>,l-(!.',. fiifn. l.i: .i, pp. (;r,-ss. lUjs. /./).— Siiup-KtionH for tlie woric of fourth and 

 fiftli year puiiils as outlined in the Syilaitiis of Xatiiic Study and A«riciiltnre 

 issued hy the Xi'w York Stale Deparlineiit of lOdiicat ion. Tiiere are ^ivt'ii .'{ les- 

 sons on the \vo<Klchuck, ."{ on tlu? hrook, 1! on the kiiiK(isln r. I on the witch-hazel, 

 .'5 on the hickory, 7 on spiders and their wehs, 2 on the moon, li mi the crow, 2 on 

 the heech, I on star slud.v. 1 on wild carrot, 1 <tii a wasp nest, .'> on the niuskrat, 

 n on the iioiieyhee, 1 on the walnut, and 1 on tlie sun. 



Nature's craftsmen, II. ('. McCook iSar Vml: mid Lomhiii. I'.iin. pp. 

 \H-j-.H7, pi. /. /ii/n. !(>.{). — A collection of natun? stories concerning ants, ant- 

 lions, hees, spid«!rs, hirds, wasps, cicadas, water-sl riders, and caddis worms, 

 with two chaiiters disciissiiiK insects and civili/al ion and heneticial and in- 

 jurious insects. 



[Exercises in nature study] (Agr. Col. Ext. lint. \()hio State IJnir.], 

 Ji il'.XIX), XoH. :i, pp. /i-l2, fif/s. U ; //, pp. //-///, flf/s. /'/). — These? numbers contain 

 the following articles: The Story of the Llf«? of a Moth, by F. M. Webster; 

 What Makes the Wind Itlow. hy J. W. Smith; and A IJItle Lesson in SludyiiiK 

 Sheep, by ('. .S. riiimh. 



Propagation of plants, V, II. Davis (Afjr. Col. Ilit. liiil. \()liiti State l'nir.\, 

 // il'.X)'.)). \(,. .',. pp. It;, liiiH. It).— A study of the pro|»aKation of iilants by (1) 

 setfds or spoics and (2) the vegetative method or division of the plant. 



Tillage and cultivation, A. ii. McCam, (Al/r. Cot. Il.rt. Itiit. \Ohio State 

 Unir.\, /, (lOOU), No. 7. pp. //-//, /Igx. 7).— This dewribes and illustrates the 

 pn»iM'r ciHtivation of the soil for water storage, aeration, and conservation of 

 moisture, and siiKKests slm|de (>x|>eriments f«»r use In rural scliools. 



A corn primer, ('. S. KNKijrr (Afjr. hid. \hatiH. A(/r. Cot.\, 'I'eaeliers' and 

 I'upils' Ser.. I (IHOH). No. I. pp. ',(;. /If/n. I.'',).— A Kiilde for teachers In helping 

 their stiKlents to i)(><()me more familiar witli the characlerlstics of corn. Jt 



