THE EARLY SUMMER FLOWERS. 
Fuly 2, 1857.—Calla palustris with its convolute point, like the culti- 
vated, at the south end of Gowing’s swamp. Having found this in one 
place, I now find it in another. Many an object is not seen, though it 
falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within 
the range of our intellectual ray. So in the largest sense we find only 
the world we look for. 
— THOREAU — Summer. 
As I now read the ‘“Summer” diary of Thoreau and 
enjoy it thoroughly, I cannot help regretting that it was 
not printed earlier, so that I might have had it as a 
guide when my own interest in Nature was awaking. 
One can certainly see some things by himself, but he 
can as certainly see many more if led by a sympathetic 
and interested guide. There are not many avenues of 
human thought or industry where the finger-posts set 
up by those who have already traveled’ the road are 
not helpful. I find that I like to know what other men 
think of those things which interest me. And so out- 
door books, as they may be called, books which present 
