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These well-written and beautiful Stories are lively, instructive, and moral; their endeavour is to teach; to entertain while they improve—to inform the mind and educate the heart. Each volume, crown 8vo, is printed from new type, on paper made especially for the series, handsomely bound, and illustrated by the leading Artists of the day. They are among the best and cheapest books published for young people.
OSCAR: A TALE OF NORWAY. and other stories.
CONTAINING Oscar: a Tale of Norway; Home at the Haven; The Foundling of the Wreck.
THE CHILDREN AND THE SAGE. and other stories.
CONTAINING The Children and the Sage: a Story of Galileo; The Seeker and the finder: a Story of Columbus; The Story of Wellington.
ALFRED THE GREAT. and other stories from history.
CONTAINING Alfred the Great; The King and the Bondmen; The Crusaders.
ROUND THE WORLD. and other stories.
CONTAINING Round the World; The Prophet and the Lost City; The Ship and the Island.
MOFFAT, THE MISSIONARY. and other stories.
CONTAINING Moffat, the Missionary; Halcyon Days; The Rewards of Industry.
LOUIS DUVAL. and other stories.
CONTAINING Louis Duval: a Story of the French Revolution; The Sea Kings; The Young Emigrants.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, cloth gilt, Illustrated with 8 beautifully coloured full-page Plates and numerous Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
THE MICROSCOPE
A Popular Description of some of the most Beautiful and Instructive Objects for Exhibition.
With Directions for the Arrangement of the Instruments and the Collection and Mounting of Objects.
By the Hon. Mrs. WARD.
"This elegant book deserves at our hands especial commendation for many reasons. There is no book that we know of that we would more willingly place in the hands of a beginner to create an interest in the science of Microscopy. The Illustrations are beautiful, coloured to represent nature, and all original. To our readers we cannot give better advice than to become purchasers of the book—they will not regret the outlay."—Electrician.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, cloth gilt, Illustrated with 12 beautifully coloured full-page Plates and numerous Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
THE TELESCOPE
A FAMILIAR SKETCH
Combining a Special Notice of Objects coming within the Range of a Small Telescope
With a Detail of the most Interesting Discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful Telescopes, concerning the Phenomena of the Heavenly Bodies.
By the Hon. Mrs. WARD.
"It is with pleasure that we direct the reader's attention to a little gem lately published by the Hon. Mrs. Ward. One of the most admirable little works on one of the most sublime subjects that has been given to the world. The main design of the book is to show how much may be done in astronomy with ordinary powers and instruments. We have no hesitation in saying that we never saw a work of the kind that is so perfect. The illustrations are admirable, and are all original."—Western Daily Press.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, cloth gilt, Illustrated with 8 full-page coloured Plates and numerous Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
COUNTRY WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN.
By the Rev. W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S.
"A fresher, pleasanter, or more profitable book than this has rarely issued from the press."—Art Journal.
"Contrives to furnish a large amount of interesting natural history in brief compass and in a picturesque and engaging manner."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"It is wonderful what a very large amount of most instructive matter connected with the animal and plant world the writer has condensed into a small compass."—Land and Water.
"This pretty little volume forms one of the best little books on popular Natural History, and is admirably adapted as a present to the young."—Birmingham Daily Journal.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, cloth gilt, Illustrated with 8 beautifully coloured full-page Plates and numerous Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
SEA-SIDE WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN.
By the Rev. W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S.
"The wonders of the sea-shore are detailed in an easy, pleasant, and lucid style."—Examiner.
"The book is very attractive, and its usefulness is enhanced by its many careful illustrations."—Daily Telegraph.
"Families visiting the sea-side should provide themselves with this convenient and instructive work."—The Queen.
"It is pleasingly written, and the scientific information is correct and well selected."—Athenæum.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, cloth gilt, Illustrated with 8 beautifully coloured full-page Plates and 90 Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
FIELD FLOWERS
A HANDY BOOK for THE RAMBLING BOTANIST,
SUGGESTING What to Look for and Where to Go in the Out-door Study of
BRITISH PLANTS.
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S.
"It will serve as an excellent introduction to the practical study of wild flowers."—The Queen.
"We cannot praise too highly the illustrations which crowd the pages of this handbook; the coloured plates are especially attractive, and serve to bring before us very distinctly the most prominent flowers of the field, the heaths, and the hedgerows."—Examiner.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo; elegantly bound, cloth gilt; illustrated with 8 beautifully coloured Plates and 40 Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
THE FERN GARDEN how to make, keep, and enjoy it
OR,
FERN CULTURE MADE EASY.
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S.
CONTENTS.
Ferns in GeneralManagement of Fern Cases
Fern CollectingThe Art of Multiplying Ferns
How to form an Outdoor FerneryBritish Ferns
Cultivation of Rock FernsCultivation of Greenhouse Stove Ferns
Cultivation of Marsh FernsSelect Greenhouse Ferns
Ferns in PotsSelect Stove Ferns
The Fern HouseTree Ferns
The Fernery at the FiresideFern Allies
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, gilt edges, Illustrated with 12 beautifully coloured Engravings, price 3s. 6s.
THE CANARY its varieties, management, and breeding
with portraits of the author's own birds.
By the Rev. FRANCIS SMITH.
CONTENTS.
A Plea for the CanaryOur Cinnamons
Origin of our own CanaryOur Turncrests
The Wild CanaryPreparations for Breeding
Our LizardsNest Boxes and Nests
Our Yorkshire SpanglesOur First Birds
Our Norwich YellowsOur Misfortunes
Our London Fancy BirdsOur Infirmary
Our BelgiansOn Cages
Our Green Birds
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Post 8vo, cloth gilt, with Woodcut Illustrations, price 5s.
THE ROSE BOOK a practical treatise on the culture of the rose
COMPRISING
The Formation of the Rosarium; the Characters of Species and Varieties; Modes of Propagating, Planting, Pruning, Training, and Preparing for Exhibition; and the Management of Roses in all Seasons.
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S.
CONTENTS.
The Families of Wild RosesPillar Roses
The Families of Cultivated RosesYellow Roses
Summer RosesRoses in Pots
Forming the RosariumRoses in Beds
Culture of Roses in the Open GroundRoses in Great Towns
Autumn PlantingTea Roses in Towns
Spring PlantingVarious Modes of Propagating
Pruning, Disbudding, and Seasonal ManagementSelect Lists of Roses
Climbing RosesReminders of Monthly Work in Rose Garden
Hints to Beginners