BOOKS FOR NATURE LOVERS. 

 THE GARDEN'S STORY; 



Or, Pleasures and Trials of an Amateur Gardener. By George H. Ell- 

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 extra, $1.50. 

 " Mr. Ellwanger's instinct rarely errs in matters of taste. He writes out of the fullness of 

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 year, as we have said, begins with the earliest violet, and it follows the season through until 

 the witch-hazel is blossoming on the border of the wintry woods. . . . This little book can 

 not fail to give pleasure to all who take a genuine interest in rural life." — New York Tribune. 



THE ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED PLANTS. 



By Alphonse de Candolle. i zmo. Cloth, §2.00. 



lt Though a fact familiar to botanists, it is not generally known how great is the uncer- 

 tainty as to the origin of many of the most important cultivated plants. ... In endeavoring 

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 philosophy is required. By a combination of testimony derived from these sources M. de 

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 large proportion of species he deals with." — The Athenanm. 



THE FOLK-LORE OF PLANTS. 



By T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M. A. I zmo. Cloth, $1.50. 



" A handsome and deeply interesting volume. ... In all respects the book is excellent. 

 Its arrangement is simple and intelligible, its style bright and alluring. ... To all who seek 

 an introduction to one of the most attractive branches of folk-lore, this delightful volume 

 may be warmly commended." — Notes and Queries. 



FLOWERS AND THEIR PEDIGREES. 



By Grant Allen, author of " Vignettes of Nature," etc. Illustrated. 

 1 zmo. Cloth, § 1 . 50. 



" No writer treats scientific subjects with so much ease and charm of style as Mr. Grant 

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" Any one with even a smattering of botanical knowledge, and with either a heart or 

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THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 



By Sir J. William Dawson, F. R. S. Illustrated. umo. Cloth, Si. 75. 



" The object of this work is to give, in a connected form, a summary of the development 

 of the vegetable kingdom in geological time. To the geologist and botanist the subject is one 

 of importance with reference to their special pursuits, and one on which it has not been easy 

 to find any convenient manual of information. It is hoped that its treatment in the present 

 volume will also be found sufficiently simple and popular to be attractive to the general 

 reader." — From the Preface. 



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