POPULAR BOTANY. 



The Folk-Lore of Plants. 



By T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M.A. i2mo. Cloth, $1.50. 



A useful handbook for those desirous of gaining some information, 

 in a brief, concise form, of the folk-lore of the vegetable kingdom. 



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Flowers and Their Pedigrees. 



By Grant Allen. Illustrated. i2mo. Cloth, $1.50. 



These essays deal with the evolution of certain plant types in gen- 

 eral, and the causes of their existence in restricted localities. 



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The Story of the Plants. 



By Grant Allen. With Many Illustrations. i6mo. 

 Cloth, 35 cents net; postage, 4 cents additional. 



A short and succinct account of the principal phenomena of plant life, 

 in language suited to the comprehension of unscientific readers. 



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