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Enough has been said to show that the book is a great asset 

 not only to the forester and tree lover in general, but also to all 

 tree-minded persons who are travelling in the Rockies. 



The Flower Family Album * 



George T. Hastings 



A great help to the beginner in plant study is to know the 

 characteristics of a few of the larger families of plants. This knowl- 

 edge will serve as an introduction to a surprisingly large number 

 of the plants he meets ; the individual plant may be a stranger but 

 he will know its family relationships. There has been little to help 

 in learning these characteristics. Here is a book intended to show 

 the families to which four or five hundred wild and cultivated 

 plants belong. Conversely, the book gives the characteristics of fifty 

 of the larger and commoner plant families, making it possible to 

 place at least three-fourths of the wild flowers and a larger pro- 

 portion of cultivated ones. 



On each page of the book are drawings of from six to ten 

 members of a particular family, showing clearly the appearance 

 of the plants and their comparative sizes. A few pages cover two 

 or three small families; for some of the larger families there are 

 several pages — four each for the Lily and Buttercup, two each for 

 the Iris, Pink, Pea, Alint and Nightshade and ten for the Com- 

 posite. The drawings, or "portraits" by Gretchen Fischer Harsh- 

 barger are clear and accurate. On the pages opposite the drawings 

 are the descriptions of the families and of the plants shown. The 

 descriptions are non-technical but complete enough for the purpose 

 of the book. 



Printed by the offset process on long pages, with stiff paper 

 covers, the book is attractive in appearance and will be a delight 

 to the gardener, flower lover and amateur botanist. 



* The Flower Family Album, Helen Field Fischer. Box 5, Shenandoah, 

 Iowa. 1940. $1.50. 



