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"THE »«GARDEN’S STORY ; or, Pleasures ome 
Trials of an Amateur Gardener. By GEORGE H. ELLWANGER. 
With Head and Tail Pieces by Rhead. r2mo. Cloth, extra, 
$1.50. 
‘‘Mr. Ellwanger’s instinct rarely errs in matters of taste. He writes out of the 
fullness of experimental knowledge, but his knowledge differs from that of many a 
trained cultivator in that his skil] in garden practice is guided by a refined esthetic 
sensibility, and his appreciation of what is beautiful in nature is healthy, hearty, and 
catholic. His record of the garden year, as we have said, begins witn the earliest 
violet, and it follows the season through until the witch-hazel is blossoming on the 
border of the wintry woods. . . . This little book can not fail to give pleasure to all 
who take a genuine interest in rural life.”—New York Tribune. 
“JHE ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED Piz 
By ALPHONSE DE CANDOLLE. I2mo. Cloth, $2.00. 
“‘Though a fact familiar to botanists, it is not generally known how great is the 
uncertainty as to the origin of many of the most important cultivated plants. ... In 
endeavoring to unravel the matter, a knowledge of botany, of geography, of geology, 
of history, and of philosophy is required. By a combination of testimony derived from 
these sources M. de Candoille has been enabled to determine the botanical origin and 
geographical source of the large proportion of species he deals with.” —7he Atheneum. 
HE FOLK—-LORE OF PLANTS: ByWak, 1: 
ELTON DYER, M.A.. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. 
‘© handsome and deeply interesting volume. . . . In all respects the book is ex- 
cellent. Its arrangement is simple and intelligible, its styie bright and alluring. 
. . . To all who seek an introduction to one of the most attractive branches of folk- 
lore, this delightful volume may be warmly commended.—Woées and Queries. 
LOWERS AND THEIR PEDIGREES. ey 
GRANT ALLEN, author of “Vignettes of Nature,” etc. Illus- 
trated. iI2mo. Cloth, $1.50. 
“No writer treats scientific subjects with so much ease and charm of style as Mr. 
Grant Allen. ‘he study is a delightful one, and the book is fascinating to any one 
who has either love for flowers or curiosity about them.” —Hart/ord Courant. 
«« Any one with even a smattering of botanical knowledge, and with either a heart 
or mind, must be charmed with this collection of essays.’’—C/zcago Evening Fournal. 
7 ier GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF PIA Gs 
By Sir J. Wirttam Dawson, F.R.S. Illustrated. 12mo. 
Cloth, $7.75. 
“The object of this work is to give, in a connected form, a summary of the develop- 
ment of the vegetable kingdom in geological time. To the geologist and botanist the 
subject is one of importance with reference to their special pursuits, and one on which 
it has not been easy to find any convenient manual of information. It is hoped that its 
treatment in the present volume will also be found sufficiently simple and popular to be 
attractive to the general reader.” —F rom the Preface. 

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