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THE AMERICAN NATURE SERIES 



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INSECTS AND DISEASE 



By R. W. DOANE, of Stanford University. Illustrated. 

 $1.50 net; by mail, $1.62. 



" Describes lucidly and entertainingly, in language that all may under- 

 atand, the discoveries in the disease-bearing qualities of insects, the suc- 

 cessful rights that have been made in consequence against yellow fever, 

 malaria and plague, and the present state of the investigations." New 

 York Sun. 



THE CARE OF TREES IN LAWN, STREET, AND PARK 



By B. E. FERNOW, of the University of Toronto. Illus- 

 trated. $2.00 net; by mail, $2.17. 



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." New York Tribune. 



HARDY PLANTS FOR COTTAGE GARDENS 



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

 Illustrated. I2mo. $1.60 net; by mail, $1.75. 



" Eminently practical and well arranged. . . . Lists giving manner of 

 growth, height, time of blooming, exact color, special requirements of 

 soil and moisture are provided, and proper classifications and indexes 

 make the book one of the most valuable yet offered to the garden 

 grower." Boston Transcript. 



SHELL-FISH INDUSTRIES 



By JAMES L. KELLOGG, of Williams College. Illustrated. 

 $1.75 net; by mail, $1.91. 



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

 the eater of oysters. 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 and DAVID STARR JORDAN. With 

 colored plates and many illustrations from photographs. 

 $1.75 net; by mail, $1.87. 



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

 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 



ByVERNON L. KELLOGG. Illustrated. $1.50 net; by mail, $1.62. 



" 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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