Arranged and edited by Francis H. Allen. With illustrations from photographs. 12mo.
No one has written more poetically of our native birds than Thoreau, and some of his best writing was inspired by the songs and the flight of birds. The fourteen volumes of his Journal, which are sold only by subscription to the entire set of his Writings, contain a wealth of matter of the deepest interest to lovers of nature, and what he has to say of birds alone makes a good-sized volume in itself. Mr. Allen has taken out this bird material, arranged it in systematic order according to species, and annotated it where notes seemed necessary. The result is virtually a new volume of Thoreau's works, for the book is Thoreau's own, not a mere selection from his writings, and a large part of it has hitherto been practically beyond the reach of the average book-buyer. It is of interest and value scientifically as well as from the literary point of view, and it will be welcomed by all bird-lovers, whether or not they have had a previous acquaintance with Thoreau.
The editor is well known as an ornithologist, being a full member of the American Ornithologists' Union, and he has had the advantage of an intimate acquaintance with Thoreau's Journal, of which he was associate editor with Mr. Bradford Torrey. The volume is attractively illustrated with photographs of live birds in their natural surroundings. It will be a book of permanent value.
LITTLE GARDENS FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS
By Myrta M. Higgins
Illustrated from photographs. Square 12mo, $1.10 net. Postage extra.
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THE RIGHT WAY TO TAKE A WEED OUT OF THE GROUND
This small, convenient book gives just the information that is needed by boys and girls and older people who are helping them to make gardens at home. It is written to the large number of boys and girls in ordinary circumstances, whose gardens must be limited as to position, extent, cost, etc., yet it will be equally useful to those of larger means who wish to find out for themselves the joys of a little garden. It should prove helpful also to teachers and social workers who are making school gardens and encouraging improvement work, and should supply a need for some time felt by Improvement Societies and Home Garden Associations.
It aims first to give the reader a broad outlook beyond the limits of his own garden, taking the individual garden in its relation to the whole garden land of the community and to the great world garden itself. Then beginning with the autumn it furnishes timely suggestions for garden work throughout the varying seasons. It gives simple directions for choosing the site, laying out beds, selecting seeds, planting, raising, caring for, and harvesting the flowers and vegetables. It does not try to supply technical botanical information, but seeks to deepen the interest of the young gardener in all the details of his daily work by showing him something of the meaning and manner of the plant life with which he has to deal. It is furnished with a goodly number of illustrations which add to its interest and usefulness. Nearly all these are from photographs taken by the author while at her work.
Miss Higgins has had a varied experience in both school and home gardening with children of all ages.