TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER xv 



JANUARY. Characteristics of the Season Prevalence of 

 darkness Snows Intense frost Snow-storms in the 

 Mountains Pleasures of the British fireside Miseries 

 of the Poor Continued frost Immense destruction of 

 Vermin, Birds, etc. at this season Bird-moping 

 Walking in frosty weather Glazed Frost, its dangerous 

 effects The Hoar Frost, its beauty Winter flowers 

 Occasional intervals of mild weather, its effect January, 

 why so called by the Latins ; its Saxon name Physical 

 defence of Plants from frost The Throstle, the Nut- 

 hatch Reappearance of worms and slugs Hedge-spar- 

 rows, Thrush, and Blackbird sing Hens lay Early 

 Lambs Habits of various birds Rural Occupations 

 Angling Migration of Birds The Garden Calendar 

 of Garden Flowers Entomological Calendars 1 



FEBRUARY. Characteristics Wet Great Thaw Damps 

 Winds Storm on the Coast Symptoms of Spring 

 February, its name Habits of Birds, etc. Budding of 

 Trees Moles, and Mole-catchers Rural Occupations 



