OCTOBEB, 1913 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



125 



How some records were broken in the short space of three weeks 



Laddie 



FIRST EDITION, 150,000 Copies 

 Sold two weeks before publication 



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a i rue \yl ue s tory SECOND EDITION 50,000 Copies 



Sold two weeks after publication while still on tbe press 



Jo you wonder why everybody knows about THIRD EDITION 50,000 Copies 

 Mrs. Stratton-Porter and her books, "Freckles." !__» „»:_„*» «.•„..» 



"A Girl of the Limberlost" and "The Harvester?" JUSt gOing tO preSS 



JAMES FRANCIS DWYER 

 The Spotted Panther 



The Great Parong of Buddha was the most wonderful sword 

 that ever came down from ancient times, and was hidden somewhere 

 in the wilds of Borneo. Jack Lenford and Chico Morgan set out to 

 find it. Borneo is a long way off and queer things happen there, 

 but this party with the help of Nao, the Portuguese girl, came through 

 adventures queerer than any you have ever dreamed of. Illustrated 

 in colors. Net $1.25. Ready September 20th. 



STEWART EDWARD WHITE 

 African Camp Fires 



A new volume by Mr. White describing his African explorations. 

 Like "The Land of Footprints" it is not a story of his own prowess, 

 though he has shot animals that few white men have ever seen, but 

 it is full of interesting people and vivid descriptions of the country. 

 Here you see and feel the real Africa. Illustrated. Net $1.50. Ready 

 September 20th. 



BOUCK WHITE 



The Mixing: What the Hillport Neighbors Did 



How a somnolent and degraded village was regenerated and 

 converted into leading a better life, by a few enterprising and public- 

 spirited "city-folks," the summer colony of the place. You will 

 find it impossible not to compare your own town with Hillport, and 

 ask yourself if you are doing all you can for your community. Net 

 $1.20. Ready October 4th. 



ASA DON DICKINSON 



and ADA M. SKINNER 

 The Children 's Book of Christmas Stories 



To paraphrase the "Three Bears Story" — some of the stories 

 are for weeny, tiny children — some are for middle-size children, and 

 some are for great bi-i-ig children. But all of them are for really, 

 truly children, and all but two, which have never yet been published, 

 have already won the approval of thousands of children. Frontis- 

 piece in colors. Net $1.25. Ready October 4th. 



MARY STEWART CUTTING 



Refractory Husbands 



In which you will meet and recognize husbands of different 

 moulds; some handsome, others plain, some genial, others stern; 

 but all have one trait in common — all are refractory. You'll 

 enjoy this new collection of stories, just as you did Mrs. Cutting's 

 other delightful tales. Fronlis. Net $1.00. Ready September 20th. 



JULIA ELLEN ROGERS 

 The Book of Useful Plants 



Miss Rogers has here given us in a most entertaining way the 

 story of many every-day vegetables and plants. Teachers of nature 

 study and agriculture will welcome such a simple and at the same 

 time accurate guide book. Illus. Net $1.10. Ready Sept. 20th. 



E. H. WILSON 

 A Naturalist in Western China 



Mr. Wilson has spent eleven years in the heart of China; he 

 has visited parts of it never before seen by white man; he has 

 sent back to England and America new trees and shrubs enough 

 to double the number of varieties known there. The account of 

 his explorations is as interesting as a novel. Two volumes illustrated. 

 Net $7.50. 



H. E. SAVELY and W. A. MERCIER 

 The Knapp Method of Growing Cotton 



By using the Knapp method, two bales of cotton are grown 

 where one grew before. It has been successfully adopted by The 

 Farmers Cooperative Demonstration Work, an organization of many 

 thousand members. The present work explains the Knapp method 

 in detail. Illustrated. Net $1.00. Ready October 4th. 



EDWARD CAVE 



The Boy Scout's Hike Book 



The first volume of " The Boy Scout's Library," a series designed 

 to supplement the "Boy Scout's Manual." The present volume 

 tells everything you want to know about a "hike" of any length, 

 from a half-hour's walk to a thousand-mile bicycle trip. Illustrated. 

 Net 50 cents. Ready October 23rd. 



E. BRUCKER 

 Zoology 



This is the first volume of the "Thresholds of Science Series," 

 a new library of popular-priced books on scientific subjects written 

 for the average man who has no scientific training, yet who wants 

 to know the why and the wherefore of the natural facts about him. 

 This volume is a manual of animal life from the lowest form to man, 

 written by an eminent authority. Illustrated. Net 50 cents. 



FREDERIC MATHEWS 



Taxation and the Distribution of Wealth 



How has taxation from the beginning of time influenced our 

 morals, our social fife, our politics, our happiness in life? That is a 

 big question and Mr. Mathews's answer to it is a most enlightening 

 commentary on the history of civilization. Net $2.50. 



JOHN FOORD 



The Life and Public Services of Andrew Haswell Green 



Andrew Haswell Green conceived the park system of New York 

 City, and he was largely responsible for its being executed. This 

 alone would stamp him as a character of interest. The account of 

 his career is an inspiring record of the early history of New York 

 and of a life spent in public service. Illus. Net $1.50. Ready Sept. 20th. 



SONGS OF THE SOUTH By Jennie Thornley Clarke. Ready October 23rd. 



The Readers' Service will give you suggestions for the care 0} livestock 



