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AUGUST. Characteristics Corn-harvest Pleasant scenes 

 in the harvest field Picturesque features of Harvest as 

 given in the Bible Harvesters Harvest-home Har- 

 vest-moon Second budding of Trees Refreshed ver- 

 dure and flowers of the Fields Singular preservation of 

 Seeds in the earth Aquatic vegetation Habits of the 

 Water-rat The Land-rail Combat between a Rabbit 

 and Weasel Young Frogs Mushrooms Hedge-fruit 

 White Fogs Sea-side Rambles Field sports Re- 

 markable appearance of clouds, August, 1827 August, 

 its name Periodical appearances in the month Hop- 

 gathering Tusser's rules for Hop Grounds Origin of 

 Fairy Rings Rural Occupations Angling Migration 

 of Birds Calendar of Garden Flowers Botanical and 

 Entomological Calendars . . . 269 



SEPTEMBER. Lays of the Seasons, No. 3, Autumn Sports- 

 man's preparations, his pleasures, his unconscious love of 

 Nature, his picturesque haunts The Hunter, a poem 

 Mountains, their effect on the imagination, on the charac- 

 ter of their inhabitants On the liberty of Nations 

 Lonely and simple life among Mountains The magni- 

 ficence and variety in Mountain scenery Geometric 

 Spider Gossamer Beauty of Autumnal landscape 

 The transparency of the Atmosphere Swallows preparing 

 for departure Singing of young Birds Nutting Til- 

 leggiatura Description of a Nutting excursion Fungi, 

 their beauty and variety September, its name Saffron 

 Apple gathering Sea-side Beauty of submarine pro- 

 ductions Rural Occupations Angling Migration of 



