CONTENTS. 



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A REST BY THE BROOKSIDE. . . x , . 



HARBINGERS OF SPRING 9 



IVo FOPS AMONG THE FISHES .-, , 19 



SNAKES 27 



A FEATHERED MIDGET AND ITS NEST 75 



MID-SUMMER ALONG TriE OLD CANAL .......... 82 



THE IRON-WEED 91 



TEN INDIANA CAVES AND THE ANIMALS WHICH INHABIT 



THEM 99 



A DAY IN A TAMARACK SWAMP 179 



MID-AUTUMN ALONG THE OLD CANAL 189 



KATYDIDS AND THEIR KIN 197 



WEEDS IN GENERAL AND OUR WORST WEEDS IN PARTICULAR. 245 



TWELVE WINTER BIRDS '.. 253 



How PLANTS AND ANIMALS SPEND THE WINTER 313 



A SEEKER AFTER GOLD 335 



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