CONTENTS 



I. My First Visit to Stony Brook . 

 II. Throughout the Changing Year 



III. Beech Woods in May . 



IV. A LiAniNG Carpet .... 

 V. A-Maying ... . . 



VI. Householders 



VII. Flat but not Uninteresting 

 VIII. The Alder Fringe .... 

 IX. Slough Creek and M-eadow Brook 



X. The Primula 



XI. An Insect Law-breaker . 

 XII. Concerning Dragons and Damsels 

 XIII. The Ant-lion .... 

 XIV Teasel Hollow 

 XV. May -flies in Fall Brook 

 XVI. The May-fly's Molting . 

 XVII. The Jewel-weed's Little Game 

 XVIII. Web-spinner at Work 

 XIX. The Triangle Spider . 

 XX. Indian Spring ... 

 XXI. Skating in July .... 

 XXII. Water -scorpion and Giant Water-bug 

 XXIII. The Merry-go-round .... 



PAG» 

 I 



i8 

 23 

 27 

 33 

 37 

 40 



43 

 48 

 52 

 56 

 66 

 70 

 73 

 77 

 83 

 88 



99 

 105 

 113 

 116 

 120 



(xi) 



