CONTENTS 



: LETTER XXIII 



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"The Shepherd's Link"- Lilies- Curious Habits of their 

 Bulbs Greek Play at Bradfield College Visit from a 

 Young Owl Owl's Flight 177 



LETTER XXIV 



Running Water Hereditary Love of Water Boyhood of C. 

 R. Leslie Mad Turkey-Cock The Spaniel and Hens 

 Ants Ant-heaps Eggs Ant-heaps after Rain . . 184 



LETTER XXV 



Grove End Road Changes in St. John's Wood Sir Edwin 

 Landseer's House T. H. Hills Landseer's Butler 

 Anecdote of H.R.H. the Prince Consort Description of 

 Sir Edwin's Appearance Miss Jessy Landseer Sir Ed- 

 win's Garden Original Cottage New House Studio 

 His Nervousness Royal Portrait Picture Birth of 

 Twin Lambs Landseer's Luggage Kindness to 

 Animals Clipping Dogs' Ears Hengler's Circus . . 190 



LETTER XXVI 



Evening Primroses Their Purity CEnothera Tarraxfolia 

 CE. Missouriensis CE. Fmcticosa CE. Odorata The 

 Mock Orange Beauty of its Bloom Arranging 

 Flowers Want of Taste in Floral Decoration Pretty 

 Combinations 203 



LETTER XXVII 



Neighbour's Rookery Deserted Reasons for Kingfisher 

 Its Plight Hovering Kingfisher in India Kingfisher's 

 and Humming Bird Moth's Wings Compared Wych 

 Elms Gainsborough's Tree Sudbury The Seaside 



