CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 



Frontispiece 

 " In June, when the ox-eye daisies 

 swept the shadowy dell with their sun- 

 dance, and the iris stepped a minuet 

 between tall grasses." 



A New England May-Day . . . i 



When Orchards Bloom 15 

 " The old orchard." 

 " The home-going cattle." 



The Romaunt of the Rose ... 30 



" Here by the trellised wall are name- 

 less guests." 



The Gardens of the Sea . . .44 



" On the wide marsh the purple-blos- 

 somed grasses 

 Soak up the sunshine." 



