LATEST VOLUMES IN 



THE AMERICAN NATURE SERIES 



(Prospectus of entire Series on request) 

 THE CARE OF TREES IN LAWN, STREET, AND PARK 



By B. E. FERNOW, of the University of Toronto. Illustrated. 

 $2.00 net. 



Written for amateurs by a forester, this volume furnishes information 

 such as the owner of trees or the " tree warden " may need. 



" Truly admirable . . . eminently practical. . . . His list of trees desirable 

 for shade and ornament is a full and most valuable one, and the illustrations 

 are enlightening." IV. Y. Tribune. 



HARDY PLANTS FOR COTTAGE GARDENS 



By HELEN R. ALBEE, Author of " Mountain Playmates." 

 Illustrated. I2mo. 



A personal and very readable record, illustrated by photographs, of the 

 author's success in assembling within a limited area, the choice varieties of 

 hardy shrubs, annuals, and perennials, so arranged as to give a succession of 

 bloom of pure color in each bed. With a list giving manner of growth, 

 height, time of blooming, exact color, special requirements of soil and 

 moisture, " easy ways" taught by experience, and many et ceteras of vital 

 importance. 



SHEEPISH INDUSTR.ES 



Illustrated by half-tones and original drawings. $1.75 net. 



Covers classification, propagation, and distribution. 



" Interests all classes, the biologist, the oyster grower, tjhe trader and the 

 eater of oysters. The science is accurate, and in some points new ; it is 

 made perfectly comprehensible and the whole book is very readable." New 

 York Sun. 



FISH STORIES: Alleged and Experienced, with a Little 

 History, Natural and Unnatural 



By CHARLES F. HOLDER, Author of "The Log of a Sea 

 Angler," etc., and DAVID STARR JORDAN, Author of " A Guide 

 to the Study of Fishes," etc. With colored plates and many 

 illustrations from photographs. $1.75 net. 

 "A delightful miscellany, telling about fish of the strangest kind, with 



scientific description melting into accounts of personal adventure. Nearly 

 everything that is entertaining in the fish world is touched upon and science 

 and fishing are made very readable." New York Sun. 



INSECT STORIES By VERNON L. KELLOGG. 



Illustrated, $1.50 net. 



Strange, true stories, primarily for children, but certainly for those grown- 

 ups who like to read discriminatingly to their children. 



" The author is among a few scientific writers of distinction who can 

 interest the popular mind. No intelligent youth can fail to read it with 

 delight and profit." The Nation. 



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