12 CONTENTS 



The downy woodpecker. — Downy's nesting. — Perns 

 in winter. — The fern fashion. — The fern's paternity. 

 — The mistletoe. — How mistletoe is planted. — The 

 Christmas custom. 



XI. JANUARY 265 



The resting month. — Sleep. — The hawk-moth. — The 

 "tomato worm." — An underground transformation. 

 — The final product. — The lace bug. — An American 

 tree. — The peeling trunk. — The winter shape of 

 trees. — How plants escape the cold. — Annual plants. 

 — The danger of burglars. — The Indian turnip. — 

 Poisonous roots. — Nature's lesson to helpless ani- 

 mals. — The ruffed grouse. — White meat. — How Na- 

 ture makes new soil. — The soil becomes porous. 



XII. FEBRUARY 287 



Nature's last nap.— The crow. — Everybody's Jim. — 

 The winter assembly. — The paper wasp's nest. — A 

 paper palace. — The result of winter. — The muskrat's 

 mound. — The beaver's heir-at-law. — The hand and 

 the brain. 



