CONTENTS 



JANUARY 



PACK 



I. THE SNOWDROP ........ 1 



II. BORROWED PLUMES 3 



III. THE CYCLAMEN 8 



IV. TO-AND-FRO MOVEMENTS OF SALMON . . . . 11 



FEBRUARY 



v. BUTCHER'S BROOM 18 



VI. BITTERNS A COINCIDENCE ...... 19 



VII. THE FUR SEAL 21 



VIII. BIRD MIGRATION ........ 29 



IX. THE AGE OF BIRDS 34 



MARCH 



X. CONCERNING RABBITS 37 



XI. THE LAST WOLF IN SCOTLAND ..... 42 



XII. RHODODENDRONS AND OTHERS . ... 52 



XIII. A LIBEL ON THE PLANE 57 



APRIL 



XIV. THE RISK OF RHUBARB. ...... 59 



XV. RHODODENDRONS AT CASTLE KENNEDY . . 63 



XVI. THE COLOURS OF FLOWERS 67 



XVII. A SONG FOR SALMON-FISHERS ..... 72 



