A complete manual of information upon the treatment of birds. How and where to build bird houses, when to put them out, ways of attracting the desired species, ways of developing nesting and feeding habits, etc. Exhaustive information is given of bird enemies and ways of combating them; insect destroyers of crops and ways of attracting birds which feed upon them; organization of bird clubs, and other means of encouraging and protecting bird life.
The book contains a helpful bibliography, a complete index, and over 200 illustrations, diagrams, charts, etc. It is a complete and authoritative handling of the subject. Pocket size.
Flexible linen and leather binding
HOMING WITH THE BIRDS
A Word and Picture Story of Bird Life in its Intimate Aspects
By GENE STRATTON-PORTER
This book contains the intimate observations of a bird lover who has been, uninvited, at many “at homes” of the birds. She made her visits with her camera, and the book is unique for its numerous unusual photographs of live birds taken nesting, feeding, and singing, revealing intimate aspects of bird life that have rarely been treated so successfully before. Mrs. Porter’s eloquent and enlivening style has made the birds as entertaining as any of her other characters. They are lifelike and amusing, and their comedies and tragedies, their habits and daily life, are presented in a way to leave the reader entertained and informed.
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THE GARDEN BLUE BOOK
By LEICESTER B. HOLLAND
This is the one complete book of reference containing all the practical, needed information about the two hundred hardy perennials. Its remarkable colour chart shows at a glance the height, the time of blooming, the colour of bloom, preference for sun or shade, wet or dry soil, fragrance, cutting qualities—in a word, the whole story of all the dependable perennials. In addition to this chart there is a page given to each perennial, on which there is a photographic reproduction of the plant together with description, cultural directions and enemies, all carefully enumerated.