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OF AMERICA. 



UlListrations b) L^aac Sprague. 'lext by I'rot". Glokge L. GooDALt:. 



iHK iindfisi^rru'd lakes (>leiisure in aDnouncing. uiuier the above title, an important and in 

 t.Te>tiiij{ work, in which it ir, designed to present illustrations and descriptions of the more at 

 tractive floweriniif plants of America. 



riie plates, colored bv iiand. will be laithf'ul and artistic copies of studies from nature bv Mr. 

 1-aac Sprague. the eminent botanical artist. .Mr. .Sprague has brought to his work the"ex|)e- 

 ncnce and skill acquired by hi.s association with Audubon, and during his extended invt-stiga- 

 U(.n.> conducted under the direction of I'rotessor Grav. of Harvard Liii\ ersitv . 'l"he drawings 

 i.uiu his pencil have long been familiar to naturalists, and highly valued by them on accoimt 

 ..I their recognized accuracy and remuriuible beauty. The plates of flowers and tuliagt- ilUi>- 

 uating the recent edition ot Emerson.s Trees and ijhrubs of Massachusetts " have made Mr. 

 ^Prague's abilities known to many lovers of nature who are not professional naturalists. 



The Publisher has been induced to undertake Uie present work by the liearty welcome wliicli 

 Mr. .Spragues water-color sketches have received from discriminating critics and from people 

 ot .ulture. The growing love for the beautiful in nature and art will find here a posiiiM- 

 encouragement, and attention will be drawn to forms in nature which are familiar and incident 

 i'> our .\merican life. The drawin<rs beiny made directly from nature, and scientifically cor- 

 rect will be of great service as models to those practising water-color work. The range i,i' 

 !>l:ints from which the artist makes his selections is sufficiently broad to ioclude not only the 

 most beautiful wild tlowers of the North and East, bul also those of the prairies of the West. 

 "I the larger mountains of the continent, and the fields of the Pacific slope. While the tlower- 

 "I our woods and fields, interesting for their beauty or their associations will naturally recei\e 

 particular attention, many of the plants litfnred will be rare an^ novel even to well-intbrmeil 

 persons. 



.\ccompanying the figures will be giveti popular accounts of the structure and habits of the 

 plants, by Professor Goodale, of Harvavd University, who. besides his reputation as an able 

 teacher of Botany, has won great praise as a lecturer, for the skill and enthusiasm which he 

 brings to his subject, and the success with which he awakens a. lively interest in botanical 

 studies. The artist and author will endeavor to present the subject faithfully and accuratelv 

 by means of the figures and text, and 'in so clear a manner that persons having but little 

 knowledge of botany may be enabled to identify and become familiar with our many beautiful 

 plants. 



The plates of this sumptuous work will surpass, in beauty and excellence of workmanship, 

 any drawings of tlowers ever published in any country. They are made by Ch^onlo- 

 lithography. and afterwards finished in water colors by experienced artists. Each plate, it 

 bought at an art store, would cost many times the price of a part. 



The text will be printed in the best manner, from new type on extra, super-calendereu 

 tmted paper, made for the work. E.ich number will contain two plates, and from twelve lo 

 sixteen pages of text. The plate.s and ;;ext will be so arranged and indexed that, when tl.- 

 series is complete, the volume can be bound according to the wish of the subscriber. 



'I he work will consist of twenty-five parts, and will be issued at ihterx'als of from one i.» 



three months. The price per part. ori.ginaJly placedat $5.00 has been reduced to $1.50 each. 



thus placing it within tlie reach of all. .\ny lady or .r<"nHeman. securit.ii four suhscri^-rs 



lor the work, will receive a copy of the work free. A sample plate (which must be retunitL! ■ 



-rriptiori blinks will be sent to -^wy who may wish to i aspect the work. 



S. E. CASSINO, Publisher, 



.^\T,K.\r. MASS. 



