CONTENTS. xm 



Birds Calendar of Garden Flowers Botanical and 

 Entomological Calendars 307 



OCTOBER . Characteristics Autumnal glooms Orchards 

 cleared of fruit Splendour of wood scenery Delights 

 of the Woods Estimation of woods among the Ancients 

 Poetical Associations of Woods Beauty of Trees, 

 their effect upon the mind of certain great men Trees 

 as mentioned in the Bible Celebrated Trees of modern 

 times Devotional influence of Woods Gorgeous ap- 

 pearance of Woods previous to the fall of the leaf The 

 Green- wood, a poem October, its name Dissemination 

 of plants, curious contrivances in seeds for that purpose 

 Rural Occupations Angling Migration of Birds 

 Calendar of Garden Flowers Botanical Calendar 347 



NOVEMBER. Gloom of November Ossian Storms and 

 Mists Introduction to complete Winter Desolate as- 

 pect of Gardens Influence of the Season on different 

 minds Arrival of Field-fares, and Red-wings Occa- 

 sional fine days First appearance of Winter Frost and 

 Snow Amusements in Snow Fire-side employments 

 in farm-houses and cottages Bird-catching Singing 

 Birds in cages, selfishness of the practice November, 

 its name Moles retire to their nests Salmon ascend 

 the rivers Attention requisite for Bees and Pigeons 

 Various animals seek their winter retreats Rural Oc- 

 cupations Angling Migration of Birds Calendar of 

 Garden Flowers . . . 365 



DECEMBER. Lays of the Seasons, No. 4, fainter De- 

 scription of winter by Gawain Douglas Desolate aspect 



