and -yvith foliage of a bluish hue. In the woods, reaching down to the very edge of the 

 water, white pines mingle with oaks, beeches, white birches, maples, hickories, horn- 

 beams, and other trees. On lower ground and in the ravines the. tamarack stands near 

 sweet birches', ashes,, and elms. Oft we find a marshy place on the lake's side, the home 

 of the Swamp. Sparrow, the Mourning Warbler, and the Water Thrush. The peaty soil 

 in such spots is usually covered with sphagnum moss, in which the fragrant rosy pyrola' 

 flowered profusely. Near by, but in drier soil, we may cull the white flowers of the 

 northern bedstraw' and the fragriant false Solomon's seal*. June-berry, plum and wild 

 cherry trees are everywhere. Large white pedars reach out in a horizontal w^ay over the 

 water, and w^hite birches, so conjmon in these woodlands, grow abundantly near the 

 w^ater's edge. Springs emerge near the foot of the hills, sending their cold clear water 

 in strong currents into the lake. Hither come the birds to wash themselves and to make 

 toilet. White-thorns and w^ild crab trees are common, and the wild grape- vines, embower- 

 ing many a tree, are now in flower, filling the air with a strong mignonette-like fragrance. 

 Dry places in the woods are covered with dense prostrate bushes of juniper^, and in 

 shady nooks and corners one of the most charming and delicate plants, the harebell" 

 with its pretty deep blue flowers w^as growing and blooming abundantly. 



Most of the villas and hotels, are built in the original forest, while near others 

 many of the largest and finest trees have escaped the axe. Large elms, maples, white- 

 pines, red and white cedars and other trees are met with everywhere around the houses. 

 Foot-pathSj mostly fringed on both sides with trees and dense shrubs, lead almost around 

 the lake and; everywhere through the woods. My friends and co-workers, Misses Hedwig 

 and ElseSchlichting*, who both frequently accompanied me in my rambles in these beau- 

 tiful June days, proclaimed that they, were never "nearer to Nature's heart," that they 

 never enjoyed out-of-door life more than on this beautiful lake and its surrounding 

 woodlands, full of variety, regarding the silva and the smaller forest flora, and replete 

 with bird-life. There were no troubling insects, no venomous snakes, and as there were 

 only a few guests in th^ hotels, the friend of Nature and especially the birds in the 

 woods were little molested by human intruders. It is impossible to give within the 

 limits of this sketch anything like a definite idea of these woods ; 1 am only able to give 

 a rough outline of this favorite locality. 



Bird-life was exceedingly abundant during all June. Martins nested on the beams 

 under the broad veranda of the largest hotel. Baltimore Orioles, uttering almost 

 incessantly their loud and melodious notes, were flying firom tree to tree. Song Sparrows 

 chanted from all sides more diligently than any other bird. The Chippy was everywhere 

 among the dense red cedars, and. the Catbird and Robin made the air vocal with their 

 music. The Phcebe nested under the verandas of some of the villas. Warbling and 

 Red-eyed Vireos and Yellow Warblers had chosen, as they always do, the tree tops for 

 their free concerts. Goldfinches or, as they are almost invariably called in this part of 

 the country, "the wild Canaries" were common in the orchards and the Indigo Bunting 



* The last-named of the two friends of my childhood, a highly cultivated woman, an ardent friend of Nature, and 

 a conscientious assistant of the author in his work, passed away on the 2Sth of July, 1895, after she had vainly sought 

 relief in the beauty and quietness of Nature. H. N. 



1 Betula lenta. 2 Pyrola rotttndifolia. a Galium boreale. ' Smilacina bifolia. s Janiperus communis var. alpina. 

 *■ Campanula rotundifolia. 



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