IN leaving spring and entering upon summer the tran- 

 sition is so gradual tliat we scarcely know whether to 

 class the month of ]May as the last of the S2)ring months 

 or the first of those of summer ; much depends on the 

 weather, but perhaps it is the condjination of spring with 

 summer that makes this month so universal a favourite 

 with old and young. In Scotland, however, it is rarely 



