X CONTENTS. 



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WEATHERCOCKS 127 



APPLE-BLOSSOMS 133 



THE BUILDING OF THE NEST. . . . 139 



A MEADOW MUD-HOLE 147 



AN OPEN WELL 164 



PART III. IN SUMMER. 



A NOISOME WEED 171 



A WAYSIDE BROOK . . . .' . .178 

 WAYSIDE TREES . . . . .183 



SKELETON-LIFTING 186 



WHY I PREFER A COUNTRY LIFE . . .190 



A MIDSUMMER OUTING 197 



A WORD ABOUT KNOWLEDGE. . . . 203 

 THE NIGHT-SIDE OF NATURE . . . 207 

 THE. HERBS OF THE FIELD . . . .215 



PART IV IN AUTUMN. 



A LAKE-SIDE OUTING 221 



DEW AND FROST 227 



A HERMIT FOR THE DAY .... 232 

 SNOW-BIRDS . . . . . . 243 



BLUE JAYS 249 



THE GROWTH OF TREES .... 257 

 FOSSIL MAN IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY . 260 



