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Gaye (Selind). The Great World's Farm. (2d Edition.) 



Macmillan & Co. London and New York. 1894. 

 Hardinge (E. At.). With the Wild Flowers. The Baker 



and Taylor Co. New York. 1894. 

 Allen (Grant). The Story of the Plants. D. Appleton & 



Co. New York. 1895. 

 Weed (Clarence Moores). 1 Ten New England Blossoms and 



their Insect Visitors. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Boston 



and New York. 1895. 



There is much more to be gained by having a few good 

 books and making their contents thoroughly familiar to 

 ourselves, than having a whole library simply for superficial 

 acquaintance. The writer has recommended these few 

 books because of the spirit in which they are written, as 

 well as the subject matter. The teacher may look to them 

 for inspiration, and not only inspiration in a general way, 

 but also in a particular way, with reference to special objects 

 for his own study and that of his class. They, also, of 

 themselves will indicate farther reading. 



The teacher will do well to have access to a certain num- 

 ber of text-books, especially those treating the subject wholly 

 or partially from a laboratory standpoint. 



Some of the more recent and most suggestive are the 

 following : 



Spalding (Volney M.). Guide to the Study of Common 



Plants. An Introduction to Botany. D. C. Heath & Co. 



Boston. 1894. 

 Darwin (Francis). The Elements of Botany. Macmillan 



& Co. New York. 1895. 

 Bergen (J. K.). Elements of Botany. Ginn & Co. Boston 



and London. 1896. 



1 Although this refers to New England blossoms, yet plants very nearly 

 related to several of them being found in most parts of the country, its 

 usefulness is not confined to that particular corner of the United States. 



