PUBLISHERS' JSOTK 



nicates something of his own fervoi' in his fascina- 

 ting subject secures the interest of his readers. 



This second Hohday Edition has been prepared in 

 response to a decided call, and in the belief that 

 the value of the work and the inspiration it gives to 

 a stiidy of the diminutive spry existences of house, 

 garden, and meadow, will make it a permanent 

 favorite, and that, not only among earnest and in- 

 telligent youth, but among entomological students 

 of the higher gi-ades. 



Fords, Howard, & Hulbert. 



New York, Jan. 10, 1885. 



