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An Elementary Text for Schools. By, Director of the College of Agriculture, and Professor of Rural Economy in Cornell University. Revised and enlarged. Illustrated. 12mo. Half leather. xiv + 355 pages. $1.10 net.

The subjects treated are four in number: the nature of the plant itself, the relation of the plant to its surroundings, the minute structures of plants, and the determination of the kinds of plants. Each of these subjects is practically distinct, so that the teacher may begin where he will.

The five hundred illustrations in the book are an important as well as an attractive feature. They are not pictures merely—they are illustrations of the subject-matter; many of them are reproductions of photographs.

A flora containing descriptions of more than six hundred common wild and cultivated plants, with keys to the natural orders, completes the book.

LESSONS WITH PLANTS

Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the Common Forms of Vegetation. By Professor. Illustrated. 12mo. Half leather. xxxi + 491 pages. $1.10 net.

The book is based upon the idea that the proper way to begin the study of plants is by means of plants, instead of formal ideas or definitions. Instead of a definition as a model telling the pupil what he is to see, the plant shows him what there is to be seen, and the definition follows. In this way the pupil soon begins to generalize, and the conclusion reached is the true definition.

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