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BIRDS AND FLOWERS. 



ery as well as groups of orchids in their natural en- 

 vironment. The book is delightfully written, and 

 brings all the pleasure of the author's excursions to 

 the reader. 



Mountain Wild Flowers of America by Julia W. 

 Henshaw. Ginn & Co. : $2.00. What Mrs. Dana has 

 done for the wild flowers in general, Mrs. Henshaw 

 of Vancouver, B. C, has done for a special and little 

 known class. The book is written in a fascinating 

 style, and there are one hundred full-page photo- 

 graphs of unusual merit, taken by the author. 



The Trees and Shrubs of North-Eastern America 

 by Charles S. Newhall. G. P. Putnam's Sons: $2.00. 

 This is an excellent popular book, which renders easy 

 the identification of trees and shrubs by their leaves. 

 The work is illustrated by fine outline drawings, and 

 tells just what the average reader wishes to know. 



New England Ferns by Helen Eastman of Wells 

 River, Vermont. Houghton & Mifflin : $1.25. An ad- 

 mirable little work, written with exceptional clearness 

 and simplicity, and illustrated with some remarkable 

 photographs by the author. The author's place of 

 residence makes the book of special interest to New 

 Hampshire readers. 



How to Know the Butterflies by John H. Comstock 



