PREFACE 



little girl loves the flowers dearly, and listens 

 eagerly to stories told her about them by a boy 

 named Tommy. Indeed, she makes friends with 

 girls and boys in the country, and Dame Nature 

 guides her by various paths to the heart of many 

 secrets. 



In this book there are pictures showing a num- 

 ber of wild flowers, and also these bright-eyed 

 children as they played among them out-of-doors. 



On some days another author besides the little 

 girl went with the children, tramping across fields 

 and by deep streams. They told her, too, tales 

 about the fun they had together, and showed her 

 places where certain wild flowers bloom each year. 

 They helped her in many ways, and for their com- 

 panionship, and gay chatter, she now sends her 

 most loving thanks. 



A.L. 



