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the (others which will clothe the tree with leaves 

 when the blossoms are over. 



This chapter shows us how much there is to 

 instruct the student of nature during the winter as 

 well as the summer months. 



I have but indicated a \ery few out of the many 

 lines of stud)' which ma}' be taken up ; one could 

 write essay after essay upon the growth of a single 

 hedgerow, but all I can ho[:)e to do in simple 

 chapters of this kind is to throw out hints and 

 indications, and trust that my young readers may 

 find their interest sufficiently excited by what they 

 have read, to lead them on to fuller, deeper study of 

 each point touched upon. 



Nature is an inexhaustible storehouse of 

 wonders, and the further we explore, the more 

 our eyes are opened to see the vistas that lie 

 before us, branching out in various directions. 



This special path of botanical study is one that, 

 more or less, can be pursued at intervals, as oppor- 

 tunity may offer through life, and as it adds much 

 pleasure to leisure hours, I specially commend it 

 to my young readers. 



Specimens to be obtained and compared with 



