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FALL 



VII. SEPTEMBER 177 



The end begins. — Fall migrants. — All-year birds. — 

 Poison ivy. — Its good points. — Never touch it. — 

 The dragon fly. — Beautiful colors of these insects. — 

 Turtles are dignified reptiles. — How the tortoise pro- 

 tects himself. 



VIII. OCTOBER. 197 



The color month. — Nature the great painter. — The 

 trees in fall. — Tulip poplar. — The maples. — The 

 oaks. — The sweet gum. — "We all do fade like a 

 leaf." — Fading as a leaf. — A pair of fall fruits. — 

 Beggar tick. — Indian corn. — The nuts. — Wild fruits 

 are best. — The keen chestnut. — The walnut. — The 

 white walnut. — A little sojourner. — The wood pewee. 



IX. NOVEMBER 219 



The sportsman's month. — The new sportsman. — 

 What is sport? — The king of fishermen. — A lone 

 fisherman. — Halcyon days. — A winter butterfly. — 

 The mourning cloak. — Butterfly colors. — The grass- 

 hopper's death. — A loveless old age. — The witch- 

 hazel. — The divining rod. — The squirrel. — A good 

 burglar. — Sunset. — When our nights are long. 



WINTER 



X. DECEMBER 245 



Snow. — One inch of rain makes ten of snow. — Snow 

 crystals. — The whiteness of snow. — Nature's irriga- 

 tion plans. — Winter music. — A bird inside a tree — 



