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By James Newton Baskett, M.A., Associate Member of the American Ornithologists' Union. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. 12mo. Cloth, illustrated, 65 cents.
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Uniform with "Familiar Flowers," "Familiar Trees," and "Familiar Features of the Roadside." With many Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.75.
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