CONTENTS 



PART FIRST 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. ABOUT HOME. March to June 1 



II. POND, LAKE, AND STREAM. May to July ... 17 



III. GEOLOGICAL ACTION OP WATER 38 



IV. IN THE MEADOW. July and August .... 44 

 V. PRAIRIE FLOWERS IN AUGUST .50 



VI. ROADSIDES AND NEGLECTED CORNERS. A Chapter on 



Weeds 58 



VII. LIFE ABOUT OUR HOMES IN FALL. September and 



October 70 



VIII. WINDOW FLOWERS. November 85 



IX. REVIEW OF PLANTS STUDIED. November ... 90 



X. DOMESTIC ANIMALS. December to February ... 94 



PART SECOND 



I. THE TREES OF OUR WOODS. Introduction . . . 123 

 II. SOME FOREST TREES IN THEIR WINTER CONDITION. 



February and March 127 



III. THE WOODS IN BLOOM. March to May .... 137 



IV. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE WOODS. June and July . . 154 



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