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BRITISH MOSSES. Tlioii- Homes, Aspects, 

 Slnicturi', and 1'm;s. Contaiiiiiii,' a Colored I'i},'- 

 ui'i! of lacli siH'i'ius, ctclicd from Nature. Hy 

 v. 10. Tripii. llliistniled Willi heaiitil'iilly rolnr'il 

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 It is a liook to roiul, to iionclcr, to uiiirk, lenrii, iiml in- 

 wardly digest. . . . lA'.t tlio.so who wiuit to know tlio " inoriil '' 

 of luossea inciiiire within the covers cjf the volnniu Ho will 

 thora flud that tliene humble plants liavo their uses, their 

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NATURAL HISTORY (Museum of): beiiiff 

 a Popular .\eeoiuit of tlic .Structure, Habits, and 

 Classi Ileal 1(01 of the various departineiils of tlio 

 Animal Kiiif;doin. By Sir .lohn liiehardson and 

 others. Willi a llistorv of the .Aineriiau Fauna, 

 bj .loseph It. Holder, 'M.l)., Fellow of the New 

 \ork .\eademvof .Seieiiees- Illustialed willi linii- 

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 iiiiiount "f inroriiiatioii on the .subjcet of ioiinml life, and we 

 I'liiinneiid these handsonio volumes very heartily to all in- 

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STRUTT'S SYLVA BRITANNICA 

 AND SCOTIC : or, piulraits of Forest 

 Trees distiuf^uisl .r their antirpiily, ma,u;ni- 



ttule, or beauty. vil from Nature, and etched 



by .lacoli (i(M)r{je Strnlt. Iiii]KTial folio. Com- 



In'isiim .■)() very laru;e and hi:;lilv liiiislicd etcliiiiijs. 

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Some of the etohingii resemble the p:ilntin;;s by Waterloo 

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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS (llist.ny 



of). Accurately delincalini; every known Sjic- 



eiod, with ihe Kiiijlisli as well as the Scientilie 



Names, accompanied by full Descriptions, Date 



of .\ppear,ince, Lists of the Localities they haunt, 



their Food in the Caterpillar Slate, «)ul oilier 



Features of their Habits and .Modes of ICxislence, 



&c. I$y Uev. F. (>. JImris, 15. A. The iilatcs 



contain nearly 2,000 exquisilcly colored speci- 



luous. In 4 vols. Iloval Svo. ('loth. Loiidim. 



Itcdi'iccd from SiiO.OO to 5>:i:.'.IIO. 



Speaking of entomology, we should place Mr. Morris's 



" History of llritish Moths ■' at the head. It gives a coloreil 



fii;ure of every known llritish moth, together with dates of 



appearance, local iti(!S, description, and food of caterpillar. It 



forma a handsome work for a librtiry, and will, we should 



liope, lead many to commence the fascinating scudy of ento- 



inoloiry. 



OUR NATIVE FERNS; or, a History (if 

 tli(! lirilish Species and their Varieties. By F>. 

 .1. Lowe. With 71) colored and 00!) wood eiij;rav- 

 ilit?s. 2 vols 8vo. Clolli. London, 1.S74. 



Kediiced from S'.'O.OO to SLJ.OO. 



The Importance and value of this work may be infem'd 

 from the fact that it contains descriptions of 1,!204 varieties 

 of Hritisli ferns, with 70 colored plates of spodes and vari- 

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 inforinatliiii. The Idealities are described, each synonyme 

 giv(Mi, and a descriptinn of tlie proper method of cultivation. 

 Tlicn^ are 184 varieties figured. 



BRITISH SEA-WEEDS. Drawn from Pro- 

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 Descriptions, and .Vmateur's Synopsis, Rules for 

 Layin;^ on Sca-wcods, an Order for Arrantjing 

 flieui in the lliebarinm, and an Appendi.x of 

 New Species. lly Mrs. Alfred (^lalty. Illus- 

 trated with 80 ex(iuisitely colored plate's, coiitain- 

 inij ySi liyiires. 2 vols. 8vo. Clolh. London, 

 1874. KediKcd from S24.00 to .SFi.OO. 



In her present work slie has endeavored, and we think 

 most successfuly, to tnmslate the terms and jilira^es of 

 science into tlie language of amateurs. Mrs. (latty's famil- 

 iarity with the plants tlieinselvca lias enabled lier to do this 

 olflce witliout falling into tlu^ errors to which a mere com- 

 piler in separating from the beaten tmcli would be liable. 



HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTER- 

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 Illustrated with 72 beautifullv colored plates, 

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Ueduced from SIO.OO to $0.00. 

 With colored Illustrations of all the species, and sep.irate 

 figures of tlie niiilu and female, whuii' tlieie is aiiv obvious 

 dilfereuco between them, and aL^o of the under side' iDgelhcr 

 with the caterpilliir and ehry.sali.<,und a full descrlptldn of 

 each, with copious accounts of their Kveral habit.s locilities 

 and times of apiM-araiice, together with delails u'« to their 

 lircfcrvation, &c.,witli new and valuable iiifoniiatioii —the 

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ALPINE PLANTS. DcMiipiions and 200 



accuralely c(dorc(l lifjiires (drawn and eiiffra\ed 



exjiressly for this work) of some of the most 



strikinj; and beautiful of the Alpine Flowers. 



Kditcd bv David Woosler. 2 vo|>. IJoval 8vo. 



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work.s, hut a popular description of the plant, — inslniellons 



as to ils culture and treatment, — with anv interesting infor- 



mation in connection with it that can lie libiaiiieil. , . . We 



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OWEN (Hichard). Comparative Anat(uny and 



I'hysiology of Vertebrates. V(d. I. Fislu's and 



Kcptiles. ■ Vol. H. llirds and Mammals. V(d. 



HI. Mammals. a vols. 8vo. Cloth. Ilhis- 



tratcd with an immense number of beaiilitul 



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 of ICngland and the "Newton of natural histor\ .'' 



AMERICAN NATURALIST (The). A 

 ])(i])idar illustrate(l Mapizine of Natural llistorv. 

 Kdilcd by A. S. Pu' kanl, .Jr., K. S. Morse, A. 

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 The Knturalht contains departments of Geograiihy and 



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A digest of the contents of foreign scientilie .journals and 



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foreign .scientilie news. 



GEOLOGY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. A 



rejiort comprisint; the results of l'!.\ploratliin or- 

 dered bv the Le,i;islalnre, by C. H. HilclicocU and 

 .L H. Ilnnlingloii. Mliistraled with nearly 2.^)0 

 ilhistratious, maps, diaf;rams (many of which are 

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 This great work, wtiicli is wilh(nita doubt the most valu- 

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 to the general reader, as well as the geologist, as man.\ of the 

 articles were prepared liy gentlemen eminent in their ppec- 

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NATURALIST'S LIBRARY, JAR- 

 DINE'S. Itv Sir William .lardine. 42 vols. 

 Foolscap. 8v('). 1,200 eolorial plates. 'With 

 iinmerous Portraits and JMcmoirs of F'miiuuit 

 Naturalists. Kxtia clolh, to|) edges, gilt. (Sold 

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Ueduced from SH4.00 to $;iG.OO. 

 Contents : llritish Birds ; Sun liirds ; Humming liirds ; 

 Oanie llirds; Pigeons; Parrots; Flycatchers; Peacocks; 

 Lions; Tigers; llritish Quadrupeds; Dogs, 2 vols ; Kunii- 

 nating Animals, vol. 1 (Deer, Antelopes, Sec); Ilnminating 

 Animals, vol. 2 (Goats, Sheep) ; Seals; Whales, &c. ; Mon- 

 keys; 1iriti.sh Ituttertlies ; British Moths, &c. ; Foreign 

 Hiittnrtlies ; Foreign Moths; Beetles; Bees: Introduction, 

 and foreign Fishes; British Fishes, 2 vols.; I'erch, &c ; 

 Fishes of (luiana, 2 vols. 



■Sir Williain .fardlne's coadjutors in tliis admirable series 

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This hook is, perhaps, the most interesting, tlio most 

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