. St. Nicholas [serial]. ll their favorite flowers andvegetables—how to prepare thesoil, how to plant the seeds, howto plant bulbs, the names of partsof flowers, how plants grow byfertilization and reproduction,how to guard against insectenemies, how to care for growingplants, how to make a hotbed,what flowers and vegetables arebest for childrens gardens, etc.,etc., and gives an outline of eachmonths work for a year. It givesthe little readeramore intelligentknowledge of theprocessesof Na-ture, and ofhow to direct them ingardening, than the majority ofgrown people possess. It alsoinstils a lov
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ll their favorite flowers andvegetables—how to prepare thesoil, how to plant the seeds, howto plant bulbs, the names of partsof flowers, how plants grow byfertilization and reproduction,how to guard against insectenemies, how to care for growingplants, how to make a hotbed,what flowers and vegetables arebest for childrens gardens, etc.,etc., and gives an outline of eachmonths work for a year. It givesthe little readeramore intelligentknowledge of theprocessesof Na-ture, and ofhow to direct them ingardening, than the majority ofgrown people possess. It alsoinstils a love and appreciation ofplant and animal life, and of allNature. sTColored Illustrations on Every Page^ All Charges jPrepaid forExamination Because we cannot adequatelydescribe the charm and value ofthis unique book we will gladlysend it anywhere on approval, allcharges prepaid. If it does notexceed your expectations, send itback at our expense. If you wantit, simply remit the price, $,^and 20 cents postage. SENT FREE. THE JOHN PUBLISHERSPHILADELPHIA 8 ST. NICHOLAS ADVERTISEMENTS The HARIM and the PURDAH Studies of Oriental Women By ELIZABETH COOPER Author of My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard Mrs. Cooper, during many years passed inChina, Japan, Burmah, India, and Egypt,has come into the closest contact with East-ern women of every race, class, and the intimacy of a familiar guest sheknows their home life, their social life, theircustoms with regard to marriage, divorce,and polygamy, how they feel and thinkand act. The awakening touch of a wider know-ledge has reached the Eastern womenconfined in the seclusion of the harim andthe purdah; the world over, women areastir. Mrs. Coopers book pictures Oriental womanhood at the very momentof change—the old still everywhere visible, the new swiftly sweeping in. Thirty-two full-page illustrations. Price $ net
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