CONTENTS. 



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I. — Early wild flowers, catkins, and spring peepers 1 



II. — Early flowering shrubs 35 



III. — Shrubs belonging to the Rose family — cherries, 



brambles, etc 44 



IV. — Shrubs belonging to the Rose family — the wild 



ROSE, ETC 56 



V. — The woodland road — shrubs and flowers belong- 

 ing to the Heath family 71 



VI. — Meadow singers 86 



VII. — The little songsters — the yellowbird, sparrows, 



AND Phcebe bird 107 



VIII. — Birds with unmusical voices 120 



IX. — Birds of brilliant feathers — humming bird, jay, 



bluebird, tanager, oriole, etc. . . . 137 

 X. — Woodland singers — the thrushes, vireo, and 



Peabody bird 155 



XI. — In leafy June — green leaves and a few beetles 



and butterflies 174 



XII. — The tall midsummer weeds — members of the Com- 

 posite family 101 



XIII. — The bees which we pass by 207 



XIV.— Nature's color on mountain, meadow, and wood- 

 land 220 



XV. — Golden-rod and asters 229 



XVI. — Autumn flowers, squirrels, and autumn colors . 245 



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