BOOKS OF ESPECIAL INTEREST 
TO 
OBSERVERS OF NATURE. 

LOUIS AGASSIZ. 
Life and Correspondence. Edited by his wife, Er1zaBeTH Cary 
Acassiz. With Portraits, Illustrations, and Index. New Edi- 
tion. Crown 8vo, gilt top, $2.50; half calf, $4.50. 
L. H. BAILEY, JR. 
Talks Afield, about Plants and the Science of Plants. With one 
hundred Illustrations. 16mo, $1.00. 
““Taiks Afield,’? by Professor L. H. Bailey, adds another to the short list 
which this country as yet affords of readable scientific books on plants. — 
American Naturalist. 
FRANK BOLLES. 
Land of the Lingering Snow. Chronicles of a Stroller in New 
England from January to June. 1i6mo, $1.25. 
An outdoor book containing an account of walks to Arlington Heights, and 
other points in Old Cambridge and Boston, the Ipswich Dunes, Mt. Wachusett, 
the Concord and Sudbury rivers, Mt. Chocorua, and Highland Light. They de- 
scribe the scenery of these pleasant tours; mention the trees and flowers ob- 
served; speak of the birds noticed on the way, their habits and songs; and 
record the impressions and thoughts which such leisurely tramps in scenes and 
circumstances so delightful would naturally inspire. 
At the North of Bearcamp Water. Chronicles of a Stroller in 
New England from July to December. 16mo, $1.25. 
Mr. Bolles gives us another book, comprising a chronicle of Summer, Au- 
tumn, and early Winter life in the White Mountains. ‘he Bearcamp Valley 
and the Sandwich range form a singularly beautiful country for a naturalist’s 
rambles, and these are the theatre in which storm, moonlight, and sunshine, 
birds, beasts, insects, and flowers play parts in a charming drama of nature. 
JOHN BURROUGHS. 
Wake Robin. New Edition, revised. Ilustrated. 
Winter Sunshine. New Edition, revised. 
Birds and Poets, with other Papers. 
Locusts and Wild Honey. 
Pepacton, and other Sketches. 
Fresh Fields. 
Signs and Seasons. 
Indoor Studies. 
16mo, each $1.25. 
The minuteness of his observation, the keenness of his perception, give him 
@ Teal originality, and his sketches have a delightful oddity, vivacity, and 
freshness. — The Nation (New York). 
