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The Honey-Makers. By Marg-aret Warner 

 Morley. Illustrated. A. C. McClurg cS: 

 Co., Chicago, 111. 12mo, pp. 424, cloth, 

 $1.50, 



This instructive book in Part I treats of 

 the Honey-Makers with reference to their 

 structure, the sexes, their swarming- and the 

 honey. Part II treats of the Literature and 

 History of the Bee, including its mythology. 

 Free from the technicalities of a scientific 

 publication and yet truthfully portraying 

 all that is necessary for a general knowl- 

 edge ot the Bee and written in an interesting 

 and readable style, it is eminently fitted for 

 the home and fireside. Latreille. the French 

 naturalist, has said: "In the vast creation 

 of insects, there is no one whose history 

 presents to us such a prodigious number of 

 wonders as that of the Bee. In regard to in- 

 dustry, these insects are the chef d'oeuvre of 

 the creation; and man himself, so proud of 

 his natural gifts, is in some degree humili- 

 ated at the view of the interior of a bee-hive." 



A NaTurai^ist in Mexico. By Frank Col- 

 lins Baker. Illustrated. Published by 

 the author, Chicago. 12mo, pp. 144, pa- 

 per, 50 cents. 



This little book gives an account of the 

 author's experiences while making scientific 

 investigations in Cuba, Yucatan and Mex- 

 ico. The work is replete with accounts of 

 the natural history, the ancient ruined cities 

 and the interesting customs of the inhabi- 

 tants of our sister republic. 



Typical Forest Trees in Photogravure. 

 72 plates in three series on 24 cards, size 

 9x12 inches. A. W. Mumford, Publisher, 

 Chicago. Each series, 40 cents, the three 

 together, $1.00. 



Each plate gives a view of the tree; an en- 

 larged view of the trunk, in which the char- 

 acteristics of the bark are distinctly shown 

 and an enlarged photograph of the leaf. As 

 these photogravures are made from actual 

 photographs taken directly from nature they 

 cannot fail to be accurate. They are beauti- 

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 of paper and will satisfy the most fastidious. 

 A few concise notes are printed on each 

 card, giving the habits, economic value and 

 other facts of interest. These illustrations 

 will be found of great value in the classroom 

 and in the study of the botanist. 



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