_Suttung_--A giant, whose name means, "to drink." _Svartalfheim_ or _Svartheim_--Literally, "swart or dark home." It was the region of the dwarfs, or dark elves. _Thaukt_--Name of a witch. _Thialfi_--One of Thor's attendants. Supposed to mean, "the thunder-shower." _Thiassi_--Name of Skadi's father. It signifies, "violent, tempestuous." _Thor_--God of thunder. Also called _Ving-Thor_, or _Winged-Thor_; _Auku_, or _Oku-Thor_; _Chariot-Thor_. _Thrudvang_ or _Thrudheim_--Thor's abode. The name signifies, "the region of fortitude," or "dense, closely packed together." _Thrymheim_--Noise-home. _Tyr_--The god after whom Tuesday was named. _Urd_--One of the Nornir. Her name signifies, "past." _Urda_--The name of the sacred fount, which was situated over Bifröst. _Utgard_--The name of the chief city of Jötunheim. Literally, "outer-ward." _Valhalla_--Name of a hall in Gladsheim. It means literally, "hall of the chosen." _Valkyrior_--singular, _Valkyria_--Odin's maidens. The name means literally, "choosers of the slain." _Vanaheim_--The home of the Vanir. _Vanir_--singular masculine, _Van_; singular feminine, _Vana_--The name of the gods of the air and water. _Vanr_ signifies, "empty." _Vegtam_--A wanderer. _Verdandi_--One of the Nornir. Her name signifies, "present." _Vidar_--The silent god. _Vidar_ signifies, "a wood or forest." _Vidblain_--The wide blue. _Vigrid_--Name of the battle-field on which the gods and the evil powers contended during Ragnarök. _Vigrid_ signifies, "battle, ride." _Vingolf_--Abode of the goddesses. Means literally, "the floor of friends." _Voluspá_--The name of an old poem. _Yggdrasil_--The name of the earth tree. _Ymir_--The first giant. _Ymir_ means, "a confused noise." THE STANDARD SCHOOL LIBRARY. (Each Volume, cloth, 50 cents. Sold singly or in sets.) BAILEY. LESSONS WITH PLANTS. Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the Common Forms of Vegetation. By L. H. Bailey. 12mo. Illustrated. xxxi + 491 pages. This volume is the outgrowth of "observation lessons." The book is based upon the idea that the proper way to begin the study of plants is by means of plants instead of formal ideals or definitions. Instead of a definition as a model telling what is to be seen, the plant shows what there is to be seen, and the definition follows. BARNES. YANKEE SHIPS AND YANKEE SAILORS. Tales of 1812. By James Barnes. 12mo. Illustrated. xiii + 281 pages. Fourteen spirited tales of the gallant defenders of the _Chesapeake_, the _Wasp_, the _Vixen_, _Old Ironsides_, and other heroes of the Naval War of 1812. BELLAMY. THE WONDER CHILDREN. By Charles J. Bellamy. 12mo. Illustrated. Nine old-fashioned fairy stories in a modern setting. BLACK. THE PRACTICE OF SELF-CULTURE. By Hugh Black. 12mo. vii + 262 pages.