RHA

In 1 vol. price 5s. half-bound.

A new

HAM'S DICTIONARY OF THE FARM. Edition, entirely Revised and Re-edited, with Supplementary Matter, by W. and HUGH RAYNBIRD. With numerous Illustrations. "This book, which has always been looked up to as a useful and general one for reference upon all subjects connected with country life and rural economy, has undergone an entire revision by its present editors, and many new articles on agricul tural implements, artificial manures, bones, draining, guano, labour, and a practical paper upon the subject of animal, bird, and insect vermin inserted, which at once renders it an invaluable work for all who take pleasure in, or make a business of, rural pursuits."

"A reliance upon experience, in connexion with a bold and searching investigation of theory, is the well-merited cause of the late Mr. Rham's writings being so well adapted to the present time, and so universally approved of by all agriculturists."

In 1 vol. fcap. 8vo, price 3s. 6d. half-bound.

THE HORSE, By W. YOUATT. A new Edition, Revised

and Re-edited by CECIL, Author of "The Stud Farm," Stable Practice," &c., with Observations on the Breeding of Cavalry Horses. With Eight Illustrations.

"An excellent edition of Youatt on the Horse has just been published by Messrs. Routledge and Co., under the auspices of Cecil'-a name well known to the sporting world as a lover of horses, and a clever, attractive writer on any subject connected with them. This edition is very neatly got up, and bears evidence on every page of a good practical judge. The observations on the breeding of cavalry horses deserve the greatest attention."-Bell's Life.

In 1 vol. demy 8vo, price 6s. cloth gilt.

ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF DOMESTIC POULTRY.

Edited by MARTIN DOYLE.

With Twenty Illustrations, from

designs by Weigall. Printed in Colours.

This work also includes the Treatment of Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Guinea Fowl, &c.; and to show the practical nature of the work, the following contents are given :

The History of the origin of Domestic Poultry.

The Process of Incubation and Progressive States of the Egg.

The Selection of Stock for Breeding.

Methods of Hatching, Rearing, and Feeding Chickens.

The Egyptian Artificial Mode of Hatching, and our Modern Experi

ments.

The best Modes of Feeding, and the Result of Experiments with various kinds of Grain.

Places for Poultry-houses, their position, and the proper way of Housing Poultry.

Methods of Fattening and Caponizing.

The Organs of Digestion explained, and the Diseases to which Poultry are liable, with Advice for their Treatment, as well as for Accidental Injury.

"To all poultry-keepers this book will be invaluable, as it will save them in time its price every year. It is the most useful, practical, and complete book that has ever been issued on domestic poultry."

In 1 thick vol. fcap. 8vo, price 10s. 6d. half-bound.

BRITISH RURAL SPORTS: comprising Shooting,

Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism, and the various Rural Games and Amusements of Great Britain. By STONEHENGE, Author of "The Greyhound." Illustrated by numerous engravings from designs by Wells, Harvey, and Hind.

"The Manual of British Rural Sports' comprises- The Pursuit of Wild Animals for Sport,' comprehending shooting, hunting, coursing, falconry, and fishing; Racing in all its Branches,' viz., flat-racing, hurdle-racing, steeple-chasing, riding to hounds, trotting matches, yachting, boat-racing, pedestrianism, cricket, football, fives, bowling, tennis, curling, golfing, swimming, skating, horsemanship, and driving; and, lastly, a description of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the dog and horse, as may enable the sportman to preserve their health, or to relieve any of the more ordinary deviations from it.

"It has been the aim of the author of this volume to say as much as possible in the shortest possible way. And by it, it is hoped the sportsman's time and patience have been economized to the highest degree, whilst at the same time nothing has been omitted which can be of service to one who wishes to acquire a knowledge of any department of rural sports. The whole is written by a practical sportsman, and, with the exception of one or two departments, nothing is offered which has not been actually verified by him. In the chapters on breeding, highly-interesting and novel opinions will be found, and a series of pedigree tables have been compiled, which place this matter in a much clearer light than is possible from crude guesses, based upon the experience of solitary individuals. The articles on coursing, shooting, dog-breaking, and boating, are also, it is hoped, replete with information never before published; and the chapter on horsemanship, driving, and stable management, are based upon twenty years' constant practice in these departments.

"It is a work that will be found invaluable to the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, and NOT A SPORTSMAN SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT.”

"What shall we say of Stonehenge and his multifarious Manual of Rural Sports ?' Why, that in an incredibly short time he has given us a volume of 720 closely-printed pages, sketching every sport, or nearly so, practised in these isles, describing the implements and means used, and how best used; telling us of the animals sportsmen pursue, the animals, &c., with which they pursue them; giving us a natural history of them, and teaching us how to treat horse and hourd in health and disease.

"Those who in after times these pages view,

Will ask-how one small head could carry all he knew ?'

And well they may, for that little head is full not only of sporting knowledge, but of great scientific savour, particularly of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of animals. The Manual is well and extensively illustrated, is a very complete work, and should be in the possession of the generality of sportsmen."-Bell's Life, Dec.,

1855.

In crown 8vo, price 2s. 6d. cloth extra, gilt.

THE 'HE COMPLETE ANGLER; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. By IZAAK WALTON and CHARLES COTTON. Edited by "EPHEMERA,' ‚" of Bell's Life in London. With above 50 Illustrations. *This Edition of "The Complete Angler" contains One Hundred Pages of Notes, both Explanatory of the Text and adapting to modern experience and practice its obsolete instruction.

*

"Ephemera' has wisely abstained from touching the sacred text of the venerable Izaak. With all its imperfections on its head, and in all its sublime simplicity, there the text stands in this edition, both verbatim et literatim, as Walton wrote and Cotton continued it. What 'Ephemera' has done has been to give, in foot-notes, a complete modern treatise on the different branches of angling-on bottom fishing, spinning and trolling, on fly-fishing with the artificial fly, and on dibbing with the natural one. The long-tried and experienced contributor on angling subjects to Bell's Life has most ably performed his undertaking."-Era.

BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY.

In fcap. 8vo, fancy cloth covers, with numerous Illustrations by the best Artists, price ONE SHILLING EACH.

"Railroads, steamboats, and other rapid conveyances, which have added so largely to urban populations, have, at the same time, afforded the means to a numerous body, whose industry is carried forward in town, of seeking for health and amusement in rural pursuits. Such now work in crowded cities and live in quiet country houses. The once limited population of convenient villages is thus doubled and quadrupled. The families of the merchant and the professional man now inhabit the same hamlet, once inaccessible, where the country gentleman, the clergyman, and the farmer have customarily dwelt. It is to this numerous class, always moving from business to recreation, as well as to the settled country residents, that we address the small series, entitled Books for the Country."

Contents of the Series

1. ANGLING, AND WHERE TO GO. BLAKEY.

BY ROBERT
By

2. PIGEONS AND RABBITS. By E. S. DELAMER. 3. SHOOTING. By ROBERT BLAKEY.

4. SHEEP. By W. C. L. MARTIN.

5. FLAX AND HEMP. By E. S. DELAMER.

6. THE POULTRY YARD; including all varieties of Poultry. By Miss E. WATTS (of Monkbarns).

7. THE PIG; its general Management and Treatment. By W. C. L. MARTIN.

8. CATTLE; their History and Various Breeds. By W. C. L. MARTIN.

9. CATTLE; their Management, Treatment, & Diseases. By W. C. L. MARTIN.

10. THE HORSE; its History, Management, and Treatment. By YoUATT and CECIL.

11. BEES; their Habits, Management, and Treatment. By the Rev. J. G. WOOD, Author of " Natural History."

12. CAGE & SINGING BIRDS. By H. G. Adams. 13. SMALL FARMS: a Practical Treatise on their Management. By MARTIN DOYLE.

14. THE KITCHEN GARDEN. By E. S. Delamer. 15. THE FLOWER GARDEN. By E. S. DELAMER.

LONDON:

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND CO., FARRINGDON STREET.