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THE CUCKOO 107 



BUDS 121 



THE BOTANY OF A RAILWAY-STATION 137 



SUMMER TWILIGHT 140 



MIDSUMMER BLOOMS 142 



HAY-TIME 143 



THE HISTORY OF THE CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLIES .... 158 



CABBAGES AND TURNIPS 183 



DUCKWEED 192 



ROUTINE 199 



WEEDS 200 



MOORLAND PLANTS 2O8 



THE LOVE OF MOUNTAINS 229 



THE REVERSED SPIRAL 236 



GOSSAMER 240 



FLOWER-HAUNTING INSECTS 248 



TENNYSON AS A NATURALIST 252 



THE STRUCTURE OF A FEATHER ... 259 



THE FALL OF THE LEAF 270 



AUTUMN WINDS AND WINTER FLOODS 278 



THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR . . . 288 



