CONTENTS /V 



of the cirrus The cirro-stratus Sun and moon halos 

 The cirro-cumulus Dappled and mackerel skies The 

 stratus The strato-cumulus The cumulus Cumulus 

 changes Summer clouds Heap clouds Cloud illusions 

 The cumulo-nimbus Silver linings The nimbus 

 Forms of the rain cloud Storm clouds Scattering forms 

 of cloud Scud, wrack, etc. The lightness and drift of 

 clouds Cloud fancies Cloud splendor and coloring 

 Seen at sunset Seen at dawn and at noon-time Value 

 of clouds in landscape Seen with a low sky line 65 



CHAPTER V. Rain and Snow. The vapor-carrying 

 capacity of air Condensation Causes of clouds and 

 rain Eastern storms, how produced Warm winds and 

 cold mountains In the high Alps The rain-drop Size 

 of the drop The first heavy fall Thunder-storms 

 Lightning and clouds at night Rain fringes Surrounded 

 by rain -The rainbow Three-day storms Rainy days- 

 After the storm City vs. country rain Hail Its forma- 

 tionThe hail theories The falling stones Snow-flakes 

 Snow on the mountains and rain in the valley The 

 first fall Snow-storms The blizzard Flying snow 

 The luminosity of snow Snow prisms Brilliancy of 

 snow reflection The snowy landscape Under moonlight 

 Snow lines Snow colors and shadows Swirls and 

 drifts In early spring Nature's skeleton Nature's 

 awakening 88 



CHAPTEB VI. The Open Sea. First impressions 

 Sea-changesWater forms The strife of the sea It* 

 estlessness Wind and wave Wave crests Storm 

 waves The hurricane sea The height of waves 

 Thickness of waves Tropical swells Lines of a wave 

 Northern and Southern waves The undulation and way* 



