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27. Nature’s offerings for spring planting	p. 195	with study	27	on page	202
28. A cut-over wood-land thicket	“ 205	“ “	28	“	207
29. Wild spring flowers of the farm	“ 208	“ “	29	“	212
30. What goes on in the apple blossoms	“ 213	“ “	30	“	216
31. The song birds of the farm	“ 219	“ “	31	“	225
32. The early summer landscape	“ 223	“ “	32	“	226

Individual Exercises for the Spring Term (Optionals)

6. A calendar of bird return	page 228
7. A calendar of spring growth	“ 229
8. A calendar of spring flowers	“ 229
9. Noteworthy wild flower beds of the farm	“ 230
10. Noteworthy flowering shrubs of the farm	“ 230

PART III. STUDIES FOR THE SUMMER TERM:

June–October.

33. The progress of the season	page 233,	, with Study	33	on page	236
34. The clovers	“ 237	“ “	34	“	241
35. Wild aromatic herbs of the farm	“ 243	“ “	35	“	250
36. The trees in summer	“ 252	“ “	36	“	254
37. Weeds of the field	“ 257	“ “	37	“	263
38. Summer wild flowers	“ 264	“ “	38	“	267
39. Some insects at work on farm crops	“ 268	“ “	39	“	272
40. Insects molesting farm animals	“ 274	“ “	40	“	279
41. Out in the rain	“ 281	“ “	41	“	283
42. The vines of the farm	“ 285	“ “	42	“	290
43. The swale	“ 291	“ “	43	“	295
44. The brambles of the farm	“ 296	“ “	44	“	300
45. The population of an old apple tree	“ 302	“ “	45	“	306
46. The little brook gone dry	“ 307	“ “	46	“	311
47. Swimming holes	“ 312	“ “	47	“	315
48. Winding roads	“ 316	“ “	48	“	319

Individual Exercises for the Summer Term (Optionals)

11. A grass calendar	page 321
12. A calendar of summer wild flowers	“ 322
13. A calendar of bird nesting	“ 323
14. Best crops of the farm	“ 324
15. A corn record	“ 325

Outdoor Equipment	page 326
Index	333