December, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



209 



RUDYARD 

 KIPLING'S 



A Song of the 

 English 



Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson 



For this well-known poem, which 

 is a typical example of Mr. Kip- 

 ling's superb rendering of heroic 

 and national thought in verse, 

 Mr. W. Heath Robinson has 

 prepared a magnificent series of 

 illustrations. There are thirty 

 full pages in color, ten full 

 pages in black and white, and 

 pen decorations on every page. 

 Orders will be taken in advance 

 as the edition is limited to one 

 thousand copies. Illustrated by 

 W. Heath Robinson. Size about 

 10 x 12. Net price, $5.00. 



GEORGINE 

 MILMINE'S 



The Life of 

 Mary Baker G. Eddy 



AND THE HISTORY OF 

 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 



This is the first time that any 

 reliable facts have been gath- 

 ered together of the career of 

 this remarkable woman and of 

 the history of the movement 

 which she inaugurated. The au- 

 thor carefully and impartially 

 takes up the period of Mrs. 

 Eddy's erratic youth, her years 

 of invalidism, and her acquaint- 

 anceship with Quimby, and ac- 

 quisition from him of the idea 

 of the "Allness of Mind." 25 

 illustrations. Net price $2.00, 

 {postage 20 cents). 



ARTHUR RACKHAM'S 



Superbly Illustrated Editions of 



Grimm's Fairy 

 Tales 



Mr. Rackham feels that this 

 superb edition of "Grimm" is his 

 highest achievement as a creative 

 illustrator, for these tales have 

 always appealed to him pecul- 

 iarly. The book is a triumph 

 in every way. Fifty illustrations 

 in color. Net price, $6.00 {post- 

 age 4.0c.). Edition de luxe, with 

 artist's autograph, limited to 100 

 copies. Net price, $20.00. 



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Fouque's famous classic is the 

 kind of fanciful subject which 

 gives Mr. Rackam's imagination 

 full sweep, and this volume will 

 doubtless take its place as the 

 standard edition of this classic. 

 Many illustrations in color and 

 black and white. Net price, 

 $2.50 {postage 12c). Edition de 

 luxe, limited to 250 numbered 

 copies. Net price, $6.00. 



Also Illustrated by Arthur Rackham 



A Midsummer-Night's Dream. 40 illustrations in full color and 34 in black and white. 



Net price, S5.00 (postage 30 cents). 

 Irving's Rip Van Winkle. 50 illustrations in color. Net price, S5.00 (postage 30 cents). 

 Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. 73 illustrations in color and 14 in black and white. 



Net price, Si .40 (postage 12 cents). Large paper edition. Net price, Sio.oo. 



The Story of the Negro 



By 

 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 



Author of " Up from Slavery, " etc. 



A positive, triumphant record of progress— 

 the final work to date on the history of the 

 Negro; for, beyond Dr. Washington, there is 

 nobody in the world whose statements on the 

 Negro in America carry more weight or more 

 human interest. Illustrated. Two volumes. 

 Net price, $3.00 {postage JO cents). 



Land of the Lion 



By 

 DR. W. S. RAINSFORD 



Dr. Rainsford spent all of last year hunting 

 for big game on the Nzoia plateau in British 

 East Africa, during which time he walked 

 more than 4,000 miles. His record of exper- 

 iences "and graphic descriptions tell of the 

 great game hunting as it now is in Africa. 

 Many vivid illustrations. Net price, $3.80 

 {postage 25 cents). 



The Poetry of Nature 



Edited by 



HENRY VAN DYKE 



Sixty poems of Nature, selected by Dr. Van 

 Dyke, with a preface by the editor. The 

 volume has been embellished with sixteen 

 pictorial illustrations by Henry Troth, four 

 of them plate-marked and all exquisitely 

 reproduced in photogravure. It is a gift- 

 book for the discriminating. Boxed. Net 

 price, $2. JO {postage 2 J cents). 



The Fireless Cook Book 



By MARGARET J. MITCHELL 



This book presents in simple form the directions for making and keeping the inexpensive hay-box, or fireless cooker. No up-to-date housekeeper 

 or cook will be long without this guide to real labor-saving in house-work. Nineteen pen-and-ink drawings. Fixed price, $1.25 {postage 12 cents). 



Wild Flowers Every Child Should Know 



By FREDERIC W. STACK 



This fascinating book is designed to enable anyone to identify those Wild Flowers which are most commonly found in America. The descriptions 

 are concise and accurate, and many interesting myths, legends, folklore, and uses of Wild Flowers in history and medicine are included. Four 

 illustrations in color and 4.8 black and white. 



New Garden and Nature Books 



The Dog Book 



A magnificent companion to the " Poultry Book," covering 

 every phase of the dog in America, with full accounts of every 

 prominent breed. 128 jull-page pictures. New edition, com- 

 plete in one volume. Net price, $5.00. 



Guide to Taxidermy 



By Charles K. Reed and Chester A. Reed. The straight- 

 forward aim of this book is to enable the reader to gain com- 

 plete mastery of the art of Taxidermy. Very jully illustrated. 

 Net price, $1.30 (postage 12c). 



House Plants and How to Grow Them 



By Parker Thayer Barnes. A manual of the best plants for 

 house cultivation and indoor decoration, giving foliage and 

 flowers all summer and winter; their raising from seed and 

 home propagation. Illustrated. Net price, $1.10 (postage 12c). 



Flowerless Plants 



By Elizabeth H. Hale. The purpose of this book is to 

 interest children in, and impart information on, flowerless 

 plants. More than 100 illustrations. Net, 75c (postage 10c). 



The Poultry Book 



The first comprehensive work on the subject in this country for 

 amateur or professional alike. One great volume with 36 

 color plates, and 636 other pictures. New edition, complete 

 in one volume. On subscription, S7.50. 



Trees Every Child Should Know 



By Julia Ellen Rogers. "Trees Every Child Should Know" 

 is written for children, by one who knows children as she knows 

 trees. 



Nature Calendars for 1910 



Ideal calendars for the many thousands of nature lovers 

 whose ranks are growing so rapidly. There is a colored 

 plate of a bird or flower, suitable to the particular season for 

 each month in the year, together with a description of the species 

 represented. "Size, over all, 10 x 14; heavy green mounts; gold 

 stamping, 12 color plates on each. Each, Si. 50. 



The Garden Week by Week 



By Walter P. Wright. This practical handbook, imported 

 from England, by the author of "The Perfect Garden," covers 

 the gardening operations for every week in the year. Net 

 price, $2.00 (postage 15c). 



Gold Fish — Aquaria — Ferneries 



By Chester A. Reed. To explain the best methods of stock- 

 ing and maintaining aquariums of ornamental fish is the object 

 of this invaluable little handbook, and the author writes with the 

 delightfully intimate and informal touch of the enthusiastic 

 amateur. There is also a chapter on the making and care of the 

 plants, ferns and mosses for the fernery. Many original illus- 

 trations. Net price, 50 cents (postage 6c). 



Bird Guide {Revised Edition) 



These books are intended to take into the field with you. Nothing 

 could be more compact and handy; no detail is omitted that is of 

 importance or of unusual interest to the student. Every bird 

 is shown in color, and every bird east of the Rockies is included. 

 In two parts. Pocket size. Colored illustrations. Parts I and 

 II bound in a single volume. Flexible leather. Net price, §1.75. 



Part I: Water and Gamebirds: Birds of Prey. More 

 than 200 illustrations in color. Flexible cloth. Net price, 75 

 cents. Flexible leather. Net price, Si.oo. 



Part II: Land Birds East of the Rockies: From Parrots 

 to Bluebirds. Over 200 illustrations in color. Flexible cloth. 

 Net price, 75 cents. Flexible leather. Net price, Si.oo. 



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