CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. EARLY WILD FLOWERS, CATKINS, AND SPRING PEEPERS 1 

 IT. EARLY FLOWERING SHRUBS . . . . .25 

 III. SHRUBS BELONGING TO THE ROSE FAMILY CHERRIES, 



BRAMBLES, ETC 44 



IV. SHRUBS BELONGING TO THE ROSE FAMILY THE WILD 



ROSE, ETC 56 



V. THE WOODLAND ROAD SHRUBS AND FLOWERS BELONG- 

 ING TO THE HEATH FAMILY 71 



VI. MEADOW SINGERS .86 



VII. THE LITTLE SONGSTERS THE YELLOWBIRD, SPARROWS, 



AND PHOZBE BIRD 107 



VI [I. BIRDS WITH UNMUSICAL VOICES . . . . . 120 



IX. BIRDS OF BRILLIANT FEATHERS HUMMING BIRD, JAY, 



BLUEBIRD. TANAGER, ORIOLE, ETC. . . . 137 



X. WOODLAND SINGERS THE THRUSHES, VIREO, AND 



PEABODY BIRD 155 



XI. IN LEAFY JUNE GREEN LEAVES AND A FEW BEETLES 



AND BUTTERFLIES 174 



XII. THE TALL MIDSUMMER WEEDS MEMBERS OF THE COM- 

 POSITE FAMILY . . . ... .191 



XIII. THE BEES WHICH WE PASS BY 207 



XIV. NATURE'S COLOR ON MOUNTAIN, MEADOW, AND WOOD- 

 LAND 220 



XV. GOLDEN-ROD AND ASTERS 229 



XVI. AUTUMN FLOWERS, SQUIRRELS, AND AUTUMN COLORS . 245 



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