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INSECTS AND DISEASE 
By R. W. Doang, of Stanford University. Illustrated. 
$1.50 net; by mail, $1.62. 
“ Describes lucidly and entertainingly, in language that all may under- 
stand, the discoveries in the disease-bearing qualities of insects, the suc- 
cessful fights that have been made in consequence against yellow fever, 
pee and plague, and the present state of the investigations.’—New 
ork 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 Heten R. Arse, Author of “Mountain Playmates.” 
Illustrated. 12mo. $1.60 net; by nuuil, $1.75. 
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SHELL-FISH INDUSTRIES 
By James L. Kettoce, 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 CuHartes F. Horper and Davin Starr Jorpan. 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 
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INSECT STORIES 
By Vernon L. Ketrocc. 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. 3 
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