f the best instances of
_multum in parvo_ that has been furnished the reading public in
a long time. * * The poetry is of a kind not often seen
now-a-days; it is of the soul, and reads as though given by
inspiration. * * There is a mysticism in the little book, which
reminds us of the 'Lotus Eaters' or 'Festus.'"--_The Alliance._

CLEVELAND.--Landscape Architecture, as applied to the wants of the West;
with an Essay on Forest Planting on the Great Plains. By H. W. S.
Cleveland, Landscape Architect.

"My object in these few pages is simply to show that, by
whatever name it may be called, the subdivision and arrangement
of land for the occupation of civilized men, is an art
demanding the exercise of ingenuity, judgment and taste, and
one which nearly concerns the interest of real estate
proprietors, and the welfare and happiness of all future
occupants."--_Extract from Preface._

CRAWFORD.--A Few Thoughts for a Few Friends. By Miss Alice Arnold
Crawford.

"There is about these poems an air of trusting faith, of gentle
tenderness, as if of one who, soaring upon the confines of a better
life, had longed to leave some sweet remembrance here. They stand
forth from the way-side of poetic literature like some peaceful
chapel robed in ivy, where the dead are strewn with flowers, and
the living steal in the shadows of the evening to seek a rest from
weariness and pain."--_Inter-Ocean._

FOYE.--Tables for the Determination and Classification of Minerals Found
in the United States. By James C. Foye, A.M., Professor of Chemistry and
Physics, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.

"Following Dana, our chief American authority, and gathering
aid from various distinguished European writers, this brief
manual aims to furnish the student with such help as is needed
in order to determine and classify the minerals of the United
States. Some useful hints as to apparatus, and suitable notes
upon other matters, precede the tables."--_Journal of
Education._

GILES.--Out from the Shadows. A Novel; by Miss Ella A. Giles.

"Miss Giles' first work has had a very large sale, and has
attracted the attention of readers and critics throughout the
country. Her second book gives evidence of the ripening powers
of the authoress, and shows the improvement which she has made
as a w