The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-21
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON.
w. J. HolIanss Book of NToths-A Conn pRnion to His Butterfly Book --"Ilow to Make 2 Flower Garden''-Two Beautifully Iiiustrated Works.

to Make q Flower GardenH-Two
 Beautifully Illustrated Works.
 A splendid work in '"The Moth Book by W.J. Holland, published by Double day, Page & Co. New York, magnifi- gently illustrated. pr. Hollands fine work on butterflies, practically revolu- tionized the study of these insects, and there have been hundreds of letters ask ing for a companion volume on moths. After several years of the most pains taking labor, this is now ready. There are one thousand five hundred figures in the plates, all beautifully colored, to match the subjects, together with three hundred text cuts, and they illustrate a majority of the larger species of moths to be sound in North America. The work is by far the most complete and generous contribution to the subject which has yet appeared in the English language. The moths of North Arnreica are remarkably beautiful, and far ex-. ceed in interest, both as to form and color, the butterflies, so that this work will prove itself eminently attractive, not merely to those interested in ento- mology, but to all those who love the beautiful in nature. Such subjects as the method of collecting specimens, the history of silk culture, the conomic irn- portance of insect life, etc, are fully treated. The accompanying deschip- tions of the search for, habit, striking privosions of nature for the protection against their enemies of these beautiful insect speciments, are exceedingly inter- esting. The book is of imperial octave in size, has 479 pages, and is mate to The Butterfly Book ..
 Of .'The Moth Book'' the New York Sun says: "Naturalists will welcome with joy Dr. w. J. Hollands long ex- pected The Moth Book It is worthy companion to his The Butterfly Book" issued five years ago by the same pub fishers having the. like brevity of de- scription, compact method and wealth Of colored plates and wood cuts. Lay men who regard moths simpl vas de- structive pests and know that they are legion will be, interested to learn that even the varieties are counted by thou sands and that Dr. Holland has not at tempted to include them all in his book. He has selected those species that would adequately represent the various families and the commoner and more important, genera, thus providing a work which might serve as a nintroduc- tion to the study He has provided chapters on the life history and anat- omy of moths,h on their capture and preservation, and on their classification, together with 8 bibliogrpahy. Tehn fol- low the classified lists of moths, inter sDersed with essays and poems about moths. In mechanical execution the book is very handsome, a credit to the publishers, author and illustrators: It will be sought by many interested in nature as well as scientific naturalists.''
 The Brooklyn Eagle in a lengthy ar- ticle regarding the book remarks: "The book has wide margin pages, large type and has forty-eight pages in cloth, which have been printed with great care and are excellent representations Of the various species, while the illus trations in the text number 26S The author realizes the value of pictures in work of this kind, inasmuch as not one buyer in a hundred is likely to be an entomologist, and he will seek to identify his srpecimen by means of a plate, rather than by description"
 Price s4. For sale by the Pease-Lew- is Go.
 A beautiful work issued by Double day, Page & Co.,, New York. and con- taining one hundred choice illustrations many of them full page pictures, is .'TIow to Make a Flower Garden" This t,ooly ir yx,rittpp Inv -ayparta and cnyarv every branch of the subject. It also contains many accounts of actual ex- periences in various parts of the coun- try which are Of especial valeu. The appendices alone are worth many dol- lars to every one who has a garden, for they give at least two hundred different lists of flowers and shrubs suitable for all sorts of, special purposes and sea- sons. The illustrations present superb views of a great number of delightful flowers which are specially suitable for the decoration of the garden or lawn as also of ferns and grasses; also views of homes end their immediate environ ments before and after their improve ment by means of tasteful cultivation of flower gardens, the dispensing of un- necessary trees and the artistic setting given the home grounds by the planting of grasses and shrubbery. So many fine views are given that enumeration even os those of most general interest is omitted, leaving the discovery Of them for the pleasure and appreciation of those fortunate enough to possess cnpy of the work. The authors con-