CONTENTS. 



Angling Migration of Birds Calendar of Garden 

 Flowers Botanical and Entomological Calendars . 37 



MARCH. Lays of the Seasons, No. 1, Spring. Character- 

 istics Winds Progress of Vernal appearances Vernal 

 sensations Mornings in March Rural objects Snail 

 shells Young herbs Rhubarb March, its name 

 Awakening of dormant animals Various appearances of 

 animals and vegetables The Primrose Starlings 

 Rural Occupations Angling Migration of Birds 

 Calendar of Garden Flowers Botanical and Entomolo- 

 gical Calendars ... . 57 



APRIL. Characteristics Progress of Vegetation Vernal 

 Crocusses Trees in blossom Return of migratory 

 Birds Birds' nests and eggs Their beauty and pictu- 

 resque situations April/ its name Description of Spring 

 by Gawain Douglas Leafing of Trees a directory for sow- 

 ing Habits of animals this month Rural Occupations 

 Angling Migration of Birds Calendar of Garden 

 Flowers Botanical and Entomological Calendars 81 



MAY. Characteristics Flowers of woods, waters, and 

 heaths Beautiful appearance of woods Pleasant pro- 

 spects at the end of the month Fullness of foliage 

 Depth and richness of grass Cottage Gardens Haw- 

 thorns The Nightingale Flowers The love of them 

 natural to children Moral emblems with all nations 

 Use of them among the Greeks -The Hebrews -'The 

 beautiful illustration they afforded to Christ Flowers in 

 the Desert The use of them in the East in Italy Pre- 

 sent taste for the cultivation of Flowers May, its name 

 The Wayfaring Tree Benting time of Pigeons 



