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I. PRIMROSE TIME 7 



II. THE RETURN OP THE SWALLOWS 13 



III. THE BEGINNINGS OP SPRING 19 



IV. WILD HYACINTHS 24 



V. THE TROUT JUMP 30 



VI. CATKINS AND ALMOND BLOSSOM 36 



VII. SPRING FLOWERS 40 



VIII. RHUBARB SPROUTS 45 



IX. THE SWALLOWS AGAIN 50 



X. THE GREEN LEAP 55 



XI. THE FLOWERING OF THE GRASSES 60 



XII. THE SUBMERGED FOREST G6 



XIII. A SUMMER TRIP 71 



XIV. THE CLOVER BLOOMS 76 



XV. EARLY SEEDTIME 83 



XVI. A SQUIRREL'S NEST 89 



XVII. FOES IN THE HAYFIELD 94 



XVIII. HAYMAKING BEGINS 100 



XIX. THE MOLE AT HOME 106 



XX. JULY FLOWERS Ill 



XXI. CHERRIES ARE RIPE 117 



XXII. DOG-ROSE AND BRAMBLES 123 



XXIII. SUNDEW AND BUTTERWORT 129 



XXIV. WHITE RABBITS AND WHITE HARES 135 



XXV. THISTLEDOWN BLOWS 140 



XXVI. SCARLET GERANIUMS.. 146 



