ILLUSTRATIONS 



' The first gold gift has come to bless the year 



from earth's abundant bosom "... PAGE 31 



' Blanched with fright ' . . . .... 31 



Hepaticas ......... 32 



First crocus ......... 32 



Snowdrops . ...... 33 



Aconites ......... 33 



Iris reticulata (in bud) ....... 34 



Iris reticulata twenty-four hours later . . .34 



Scilla siberica . ...... 35 



Soldanella 35 



Starling 36 



Giant boles of the Spanish chestnut .... 38 



Then gaze aloft among the mighty limbs of a giant oak . 40 



Coltsfoot 42 



Coltsfoot on the ' spoil bank ' . . . . . .43 



Alder catkins 47 



'With blossoms have bedecked daintily 1 almond blossom 48 



Lambs in an orchard ....... 49 



Outdoor gardening ....... 50 



' A marsh of bulrush whitening in the sun ' . . .51 



Sweet pea and vetch seeds ...... 53 



Sweet pea and vetch plants ...... 53 



Young hazel nuts ........ 55 



Daffodils in the woods ....... 57 



Where daffodils gold-patch the meadow land ... 59 



Rabbit hutch 61 



Small rabbit ......... 61 



Rabbit 61 



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