CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I I go. to the Country ,., „. „ .„ „. i 



II Early Flowers and the Visit of Francis . 8 



III The- Real Spring and Little Trudy . .. 17 



IV Violet Mysteries • . . , . „, 22 

 V The -Spirit of- Secret Valley . ., :. 29 



VI .What Sallie found out about Bloodroots . 34 



VII "Answers to Francis's Letter . ... ,. 41 



VIII Jack-in-the-Pulpit and his Friends »: w 47 



IX "When Dogwood blooms . ... 53 



°X "More Flowers, and why Tommy felt 



" Ashamed .' . . . ... 59 



XI ^Columbine's Glory . . . .; ,. 66 



XII The Large Yellow Lady's Slipper 73 



XIII Old Adam's Gaiety . . ,., . ,. 80 



XIV The- Find by the Road, and Little Pipes . 86 

 XV Wild Geranium and Poor Robin's Plantain 92 



XVI 'Philip hears about Three New Flowers . 99 



XVII The- First Day in June . . >: . 106 



XVIII Little Trudy's Blue Flowers . -... .113 



XIX Professor Bonn's Letter to Philip .. .119 



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