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not be told that the pleasure he gets from his walks and 

 excursions is by no means over when he steps inside his 

 doors again. As he tells us on more than one occasion, he 

 finds he can get much more out of his outdoor experiences 

 by thinking them over, and writing them out afterwards. 



Numbers 28, 36, and 92 of the Riverside Literature Se- 

 ries consist of selections from Mr. Burroughs's books. No. 

 28, which is entitled Birds and Bees, is made up of Bird 

 Enemies and The Tragedies of the Nests from the volume 

 Signs and Seasons, An Idyl of the Honey-Bee from Pe- 

 pacton, and The Pastoral Bees from Locusts and Wild 

 Honey. The Introduction, by Miss Mary E. Burt, gives 

 an account of the use of Mr. Burroughs's writings in 

 Chicago schools. 



In No. 36, Sharp Eyes^ and Other Papers, the initial 

 paper, Sharp Eyes, is drawn from Locusts and Wild 

 Honey, The Apple comes from Winter Sunshine, A Taste 

 f Maine Birch and Winter Neighbors from Signs and 

 Seasons, and Notes by the Way (on muskrats, squirrels, 

 foxes, and woodchucks) from Pepacton. 



The collection called A Bunch of Herbs, and Other 

 Papers, forming No. 92 of the Series, was designed with 

 special reference to what the author has to say of trees and 

 flowers, and contains A Bunch of Herbs from Pepacton, 

 Strawberries from Locusts and Wild Honey, A March 

 Chronicle and Autumn Tides from Winter Sunshine, A 

 Spray of Pine and A Spring Relish from Signs and 

 Seasons, and English Woods: A Contrast from Fresh 

 Fields* 



