CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. WHEN DOES SPRING COMMENCE? . i 



II. THE GARDEN 9 



III. EARLY IRISES 21 



IV. SNOWDROPS 40 



V. SPRING CROCUSES 62 



VI. NUMEROUS EARLY COMERS 95 



VII. DAFFODILS 117 



VIII. PRIMULAS. 134 



IX. MARCH WINDS 149 



X. APRIL SHOWERS 161 



XL THE LUNATIC ASYLUM 178 



XII. TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND 191 



XIII. ANEMONES 203 



XIV. THE IRIS WALK IN MAY 221 



XV. TULIPS 234 



XVI. MY ROCK GARDEN 252 



XVII. THE CULMINATION OF SPRING 279 



INDEX 297 



