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The Dance of the Maple Keys 178 



Story of the Maple Keys 179 



The Maple Fruits Again 181 



APRIL 



April 185 



The Birch Tree. From Hiawatha 187 



The Birch . 188 



Fern Song. JohnB. Tabb 1 190 



The Poplars 191 



The Walnut Tree that wanted to bear Tulips . . .193 



The Elm 195 



Who ami? 197 



Horse-chestnut. 



Linden. 



Oak. 



To Violets. Robert Herrick 199 



Narcissus .......... 200 



Little Anemone. H. S. Pike 2 202 



Spring Flowers 203 



Hepatica. 



Spring Beauty. 



Bloodroot. 



Dogtooth Violet. 



A Lesson of Faith. Adapted from Mrs. Gatty . . . 205 

 Little White Lily. George MacDonald 3 . . . .209 



Arbor Day 211 



MAY 



May. From the German 213 



May. Songs and Games for Little Ones* .... 215 



1 By permission of Messrs. Copeland & Day. 



* By permission of Messrs. The Educational Publishing Co., Boston. 



3 By permission of Messrs. Ginn & Company. 



4 By permission of Messrs. The Oliver Ditson Company. 



