ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Vignette — View of the Author's Farm at Compton . . . Title 



Spruce (Pinus Nigra) Page 8 



Young Hemlock (Pintis Canadensis) 9 



Old Hemlock 9 



Balsam (Pinus Balsamea) ....... 10 



White Cedar (Thuja Ocddentalis) 13 



Elm (Ulmus Americana) in a clearing 14 



Elm in the forest 15 



A Hair of the Deer, magnified 23 



Crystals of Snow 27 



B\dic\<iWo\i (CanisNubilus) 37 



Canadian Lynx (Felis Canadensis) . . . . . .41 



Moose (Cervv^ Alces) 56 



Singular Elm 101 



Woodchuck (Arctomys Monaoc) . . . . . . 121 



Spotted Fan wing (Acrydium Ornatum) . . . . .122 



Copper-spot Carab (Calosoma Calidum) 123 



Yellow Dog-tooth Violet (Erythronium AmericanumJ . . .124 



Scarlet Tanager (Tanagra Rubra) 134 



White Death-flower fTnZ^mwPef^w/w^ 160 



Breeches Flower (Corydalis CucullariaJ . . . . 161 



Homed Owl (Stria; Virginiana) . . . . . .176 



Red Squirrel (Sciurus Hudsonius) 178 



Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly ( PapeYzo rMr««s^ . . . .183 



