TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



PREFACE iii 



LIST OF OBJECTS DESCRIBED vii 



INDEX TO PLATES xiii 



INTRODUCTION .17 



I. NATURE STUDY .... .28 



II. TREES. .42 



III. WILD FLOWERS 61 



IV. BIRDS' EGGS 82 



V. BEETLES, GRASSHOPPERS, ETC. ... 97 



VI. DRAGONFLIES AND TWO-WINGED FLIES . . 116 



VII. SAWFLIKS AND BEES 131 



VIII. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS . . . .143 



IX. NOTEBOOKS AND COLLECTIONS . 167 



