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XL. THE AMERICAN PONDWEED ... . 159 



XLI. THE NIGHTJAR ....... . 161 



XLII. AUTUMN FLOWERING SHRUBS 164 



OCTOBEE 



XLIII. THE HERBACEOUS BORDER 168 



XLIV. BRACKEN AS A SOURCE OF POTASH . . . .174 



XLV. AUTUMNAL COLOUR . . . . . . .177 



XLVI. A BUNGLE AND A DILEMMA 184 



NOVEMBER 



XLVII. A NOBLE BIRD 193 



XLVIII. THE SMELT ........ 197 



XLIX. THE BAY OF LUCE 201 



L. THE WAXWING ... .... 206 



LI. TIMOTHY PONT 207 



DECEMBER 



HI. ARMY UNIFORMS PAST AND PRESENT . . . 214 



LIII. SOME OLD BOOKS 234 



LIV. OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE LOWER ANIMALS 243 



