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IX 



PACK 



CHIEFLY DOMESTIC 141 



X 



WINTER. THE GARDEN OF BOOKS . 166 



XI 



THE TERRIBLE TEMPTATION 192 



XII 

 PLANTING 221 



XIII 

 JUNE. OLD ROSES WORTH GROWING .... 244 



XIV 

 JULY. THE BED OF SWEET ODOURS .... 268 



XV 

 AUGUST. A PLEA FOR A WILD LAWN . . . .291 



XVI 

 SEPTEMBER. THE COLOURS OF FLOWERS . . .312 



XVII 

 THE APOTHEOSIS OF MARTHA CORKLB ... 334 



XVIII 

 OCTOBER. THE YEAR'S MIND 347 



