TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Pages of landscape, tree, and flower, and brook." CLARE. 



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INTRODUCTION On the Habitats of Plants Their partia- 

 lities to certain Soils and Localities their Immigrations, 

 and peculiar Stations of the rarer ones 1 



JANUARY. CHAP. I. 



The pleasure and advantage of looking out Flowers in their 

 relations to the Human Race First aspect of the Year 

 Evergreens of the Season Ivy and Holly contrasted Holy 

 Thorn in Flower Natural History of the Mistletoe Its 

 Stations upon various Trees Rarity on the Oak '29 



CHAP. II. 



Snowing-time Trees upset by the gales Localities of 

 remarkable Yew-Trees Yew in the Oak Groundsel, 

 Dead- Nettle, &c. Stocking-Gorse Aspect of Nature... 57 



FEBRUARY. CHAP. III. 



Various Tints of Buds and Twigs in the Sunbeams Brilliant 

 effects of a Frozen Shower Dandelion, Veronica, Daisy- 

 Mosses in perfection of beauty Hellebore, Periwinkle- 

 Sudden Snow Storm 66 



CHAP. IV. 



The awakening of Spring in the Country and the City 

 Appearance of Gelatinous Fungi Miseries of a Thaw- 

 Snowdrops 74 



MARCH. CHAP. V. 



A March Morning on Malvern Hills Crocuses, Mezereon, 

 Apricot, Pyrus Japonica, &c. Flowers of the Woods and 

 Fields Flowering of the Hazle, Yew, and Elm , 84 



