“ ‘Days out of Doors’ is a series of sketches of animal life by Charles C. Abbott, a naturalist whose graceful writings have entertained and instructed the public before now. The essays and narratives in this book are grouped in twelve chapters, named after the months of the year. Under ‘January’ the author talks of squirrels, muskrats, water-snakes, and the predatory animals that withstand the rigor of winter; under ‘February’ of frogs and herons, crows and blackbirds; under ‘March’ of gulls and fishes and foxy sparrows, and so on appropriately, instructively, and divertingly through the whole twelve.”—The New York Sun.
THE PLAYTIME NATURALIST. By Dr. J. E. Taylor, F. L. S., editor of “Science Gossip.” With 366 Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“The work contains abundant evidence of the author’s knowledge and enthusiasm, and any boy who may read it carefully is sure to find something to attract him. The style is clear and lively, and there are many good illustrations.”—Nature. [[321]]
THE STORY OF MY HOUSE. By George H. Ellwanger, author of “The Garden’s Story.” With an Original Etching by Sidney L. Smith. Also many Head and Tail Pieces. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
Even a more delightful book than “The Garden’s Story.” Though seemingly devoted to the house proper, the essays are filled with the freshness of country life and the beauty of external nature.
THE GARDEN’S STORY; or, Pleasures and Trials of an Amateur Gardener. By George H. Ellwanger. With Head and Tail Pieces by Rhead. 12mo. Cloth, extra, $1.50.
“Mr. Ellwanger’s instinct rarely errs in matters of taste. He writes out of the fullness of experimental knowledge, but his knowledge differs from that of many a trained cultivator in that his skill in garden practice is guided by a refined æsthetic sensibility, and his appreciation of what is beautiful in nature is healthy, hearty, and catholic. His record of the garden year, as we have said, begins with the earliest violet, and it follows the season through until the witch-hazel is blossoming on the border of the wintry woods.… This little book can not fail to give pleasure to all who take a genuine interest in rural life.”—The Tribune, New York.
THE FOLK-LORE OF PLANTS. By T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M. A. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“A handsome and deeply interesting volume.… In all respects the book is excellent. Its arrangement is simple and intelligible, its style bright and alluring.… To all who seek an introduction to one of the most attractive branches of folk-lore, this delightful volume may be warmly commended.”—Notes and Queries.
FLOWERS AND THEIR PEDIGREES. By Grant Allen, author of “Vignettes of Nature,” etc. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.