Bücher von Helen Rickey Albee

Mountain Playmates is a novel written by Helen Rickey Albee and published in the year 1900. The book is set in the mountains and tells the story of two young girls, Nettie and Ruth, who live in a small village. The girls are best friends and enjoy spending their days playing in the woods and exploring the mountains.As the story progresses, the girls encounter a group of boys who are also exploring the mountains. The boys, who are around the same age as Nettie and Ruth, become fast friends with the girls and they all spend their days together, playing and exploring.The book is a charming tale of friendship and adventure. It captures the innocence and simplicity of childhood, and the joy of exploring the natural world. The story is beautifully written and is sure to delight readers of all ages.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

First published in 1910, this classic gardening how-to provides instructions on how to properly plant and propagate a variety of "hardy shrubs"-shrubs that are somewhat resistant to cold temperatures. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this timeless guide will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in maintaining hardy plants and shrubs in small gardens. Contents include: "In the Beginning", "An Incipient Garden", "The Garden Crows", "My Ambition Grows", "Within the Garden Walls", "Seeds", "A Descent into Particulars", "Propagation of Plants", "Vices of Plants", "Mine Enemies", "Photography of Flowers", "Some Gardeners I Have Known", "A Dedication", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.