PREFATORY NOTE. 



HEADQUARTERS OF THE C. T. C. C., 



HOUGHTON FARM, MOUNTAINVILLE, ORANGE COUKTY, 



NEW YORK, 1886. 



THE Chautauqua Town and Country Club is a 

 branch of the Chautauqua University, and is devoted to 

 the practical study of plants and animals, horticulture 

 and agriculture. Its course of instruction extends over 

 two years, and includes the reading of the four books 

 forming this series, and the performance of a number 

 of experiments and easy studies with plants and ani- 

 mals. This is the second book of the required course 

 of reading, and is to be read by all members during the 

 first winter of the class to which they belong. For full 

 particulars concerning the course of instruction, ad- 

 dress Miss Kate F. Kimball, secretary of the C. L. S. C., 

 Plainfield, N. J. 



This book was prepared at the Club Headquarters ; 

 and all the experiments here described have been made 



