CONTENTS 



MARCH GREY-FACE . . . . . . 5 



HARBINGERS ...... IO 



WILD GREENHOUSES ...... 15 



WARRIORS OF SPRING ..... 21 



SIR SQUIRREL ........ 26 



THE EARLY SNAKE ...... 32 



POND MUSIC . . . . . . 38 



ST. VALENTINE'S DAY ..... 44 



THE WIND FLOWERS ..... 50 



PIN-EYES AND THRUM-EYES ... 55 



LITTLE BROWN BIRD ..... 6 1 



THE HOME-COMING ...... 66 



THE TRIUMPHANT BLUEBELL /2 



THE RUSH FOR 'THE SUN .... 78 



APPOINTMENTS ....... 83 



POCKETS OF SPRING ...... 89 



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