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r^U TINGS AT ODD TIMES. By Charles C. 

 ^ Abbott, author of " Days out of Doors" and " A Natural- 

 ist's Rambles about Home." i6mo. Cloth, gilt top, $1.25. 

 " A charming little volume, literally alone with Nature, for it discusses 

 seasons and the fields, birds, etc., with the lovmg freedom of a naturalist 

 bom Every page reads like a sylvan poem; and for the overs of the 

 Ktifulin quiet outdoor and out-of-town life, this beautifully bound and 

 attractively printed little volume will prove a companion and tnend. — 

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A NATURALIST'S RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 

 -^ By Charles C. Abbott. i2mo. Cloth, $1.50. 



"The home about which Dr. Abbott rambles is clearly the haunt of 

 fowl and fish, of animal and insect life; and it is of the habits and nature 

 of these that he discourses pleasantly m this book. Summer and win er^ 

 morning and evening, he has beeu in the open air all the time o" the alert 

 for some new revelation of instinct, or feeling or character on the part of 

 his neighbor creatures. Most that he sees and hears he reports agreeably 

 to usras ft was no doubt delightful to hiniself. Books like this which are 

 free from all the technicalities of science, but yet lack l^"le thatj^as scien^ 

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AYS OUT OF DOORS. By Charles C. Abbott. 

 i2mo. Cloth, $1.50. 

 " ' Days out of Doors ' is a series of sketches of animal life by Char es 

 C. Abbott, a naturalist whose graceful wntmgs have entertained and in- 

 s^ucted the public before now. The essays and narratives m this book are 

 grouped in twelve chapters, named after the months of the year. Under 

 January' the author talks of squirrels, muskrats, water-snakes, and the 

 predatory animals that withstand the rigor "f ^'"^f = ""J^^ '^if 2^'. 

 of frogs and herons, crows and blackbirds; under 'March of gt^lls and 

 fishes^and foxy sparrows; and so on appropriately, instructively, and 

 divertlngly through the whole twelve. —New York Sun. 



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'HE PLA YTIME NA TURALIST. By Dr. J. E. 



Taylor, F. L. S., editor of " Science Gossip." With 366 



Illustrations. i2mo. Cloth, $1.50. 



" The work contains abundant evidence of the author's knowledge and 



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^HE ORIGIN OF FLORAL STRUCTURES 

 ^ through Insects and other Agencies. By the Rev. George 

 Henslow, Professor of Botany, Queen's College. With 

 numerous Illustrations. i2mo. Cloth, $i.75- 



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