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March. Lays of the Seasons, No. 1, Spring. Character- 

 istics — Winds — Progress of Vernal appearances — Vernal 

 sensations — Mornings in March— Rural objects— Snail- 

 shells— Young herbs— Rhubarb — March, its name- 

 Awakening of dormant animals — Various appearances of 

 animals and vegetables — The Primrose — Starlings — 

 Rural Occupations — Angling — Migration of Birds — 

 Calendar of Garden Flowers — Botanical and Entomolo- 

 gical Calendars .... 47 



April. Characteristics — Progress of Vegetation — Vernal 

 Crocusses — Trees in blossom — Return of migratory 

 Birds — Birds' nests and eggs— Their beauty and pictu- 

 resque situations — April, its name — Description of Spring 

 by Gawain Douglas— Leafing of Trees a directory for 

 sowing — Habits of animals this month — Satanic footsteps 

 — Rural Occupations — Angling — Migration of Birds — 

 Calendar of Garden Flowers — Botanical and Entomolo- 

 gical Calendars .... 65 



May. Characteristics — Flowers of woods, waters, and 

 heaths — Beautiful appearance of woods — Pleasant pro- 

 spects at the end of th,e month — Fullness of foliage — 

 Depth and richness of grass — Cottage Gardens — Haw- 

 thorns — The Nightingale — Flowers — The love of them 

 natural to children — Moral emblems with all nations — 

 Use of them among the Greeks — The Hebrews — The 

 beautiful illustration they afforded to Christ — Flowers in 

 the Desert — The use of them in the East — in Italy— Pre- 

 sent taste for the cultivation of Flowers — May, its name 

 — The Wayfaring Tree — Benting time of Pigeons — 

 Leafing of Trees completed — Bees, their swarms — Po- 

 pular customs regarding them — Rural Occupations — 

 Angling — Migration of Birds — Calendar of Garden 

 Flowers — Botanical and Entomological Calendars 99 



June. Lays of the Seasons, No. 2, Summer — Darkening 

 hues of foliage — Variety and beauty of foliage — Tbe 



