Frederick Warne & Co.'s Publications 



THE LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY 

 ROMANCE. 



The Romance of Wild Flowers. A 



Companion to the British Flora. By Edward Step, 

 F.L.S., author of "Favourite Flowers of Garden and 

 Greenhouse," " Wayside and Woodland Blossoms," &c. 

 In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt top, price 6s. 



This volume (No. i) contains upwards of 200 

 Original Illustrations by M. E. Step, T. Carreras, and 

 the Author, of vs^hich 32 are full-page plates, finely 

 printed in tints from photographs taken from Nature 

 expressly for the work. 



Love of the country, which steadily grows upon our 

 ever-increasing town populations since they have taken to 

 cycling, is largely mixed up with an interest in the animal 

 and vegetable life of moorland, w^ood, and seashore. To 

 aid in the identification of these creatures there are 

 numerous admirable Floras and Text-books, w^hich give 

 the structural details with brevity and technical precision. 

 Unfortunately, such literature only encourages the 

 enthusiast, whilst it repels all others. 



The Library of Natural History Romance is projected, 



not for the enthusiastic specialist, but for the others — the 



readers who do not want to be told that a certain organ 



or creature is of such a shape, but why it is so formed. 



Structure will be indicated plainly, but the reason for that 



structure and its relation to the creature's habits and mode 



of life will be brought out strongly. The volumes will 



really aim at imparting the most interesting facts of Natural 



History in the most interesting manner, to which end the 



pencil and the camera will be freely used to assist the pen. 



" No one is better qualified to write a popular book on the British flora 



than Mr. Edward Step. He is the guide, counsellor, and friend of every 



field club, and his knowledge, gained as it is from Nature herself rather than 



from the library or the class-room, is placed before the unscientific reader in 



just such a form as he or she can easily comprehend. Print, illustrations, and 



text are alike excellent, and this library should appeal to every lover of the 



country." — Pall Mall Gazette. 



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