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A MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR THE PLANT LOVER. 
Issued on the 15lh ot Each Month. 
WILLARD N. CLUTE, - - - EDITOR. 
SPECIAL NOTICE. 
Two volumes of this magrazine are issued eaoh year. Siib8cri[iti()iis 60 cents a 
volume or $1.00 a year. All t^ubscriptions must bf>giii with a volume. This maga» 
zine is sent to all subscribers until ordered discontinued and all arrearages paid. 
Subscribers may pay each year when most convenient. All Rubsci ipti(ms more than 
a year in arrears will be collected by law. The publication is sent free to no one 
except by special arrangement. 
WILLARD N. CLUTE & CO., Publishers. Binghamton, N. Y, 
Entered at the Post Office at Binghamton, N. Y., as Second Class matter. Aug. 22, 1901. 
Botanical Dra ughtsma n 
Biological drawing a specialty. Illustrations nnade 
for effective and truthful reproduction. 
P. B. WHELPLEY, DUBLIN, N. H. 
I Books Recommended | 
^ In this department we shall, from time to time, recom- ^ 
± mend books that to us seem of special value to readers of ± 
T this journal. Y 
? III. — Fern Books. ❖ 
^ It all depends upon what you want the book for. If a technical manual with ^ 
^ descriptions of the North American species, get Underwood's "Our Native Ferns" 9 
f*^ ($1.08); if a popular handbook for Eastern America select either Parson's "How - 
to Know the Ferns" ($1.63). Water's "Ferns" ($3.34) or Clute's "Our Ferns in 
% Their Haunts" ($2.15). Parson's book is well written but the keys are difficult. 
f*^ Water's book has two technical keys and is illustrated with many photographs. 
Clute's book has more text than either, has illustrated keys, colored plates and the 
9 225 other illustrations are by an artist of ability. The real fern lover needs all 
A three. Eastman's "New England Ferns" ($1.25) is a new book that is useful but 
J not so comprehemsive as the others, while Dodge's "Ferns and Fern Allies of 
W New England" (50 cts.) is a complete little technical mannal. Clute's "Fern 
f*^ Collector's Guide" (50 cts.) tells where to find ferns and how to press, mount and 
identify them, Useful to take into the field. 
f For the above books, or any others, address, 
J WILLARD N. CLUTE & CO., Binghamton, N. Y. 
CHARL-ES D. PENDEUU, PRINTER, BINGHAMTON, N 
