CONTENTS xiii 



LETTER XXI 



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Spring Frosts Return of Winter Crocuses pushed out of 

 the Ground Professor Ruskin's aversion to gathering 

 Flowers New Kitten Light in Cat's Eyes Same 

 effect in child's eyes Theory as to cause Morality 

 in the Country Love Children Lovelock Rustic 

 Manners Holly Leaves Ivy Leaves Trouble with 

 Picture . . . . .. : . .136 



LETTER XXII 



Gulls Rooks Floods . . ... . . . 143 



LETTER XXIII 



Fine Weather Flowers Picture Difficulty of procuring 

 Models Trip to Marlborough Cheltenham Ciren- 

 cester Fairforcl Lechlade Kelmscott W. Morris 

 Old House Old Inn at Lechlade Horse drowned 

 in River Cuckoo . . . . . . . 146 



LETTER XXIV 



Canal-boats Deck-can Journey to Measham Tinman 

 Teasels : their Growth ; Water Supply ; Blossoming 

 of; General Character . . . -. . . 156 



LETTER XXV 



Disregard of Birds to Trains on Railways Kingfisher 

 Kestrel Bullocks entering Slaughter - house The 

 Moorings of Plants considered . '. .-.'.,- . 165 



