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INTIMATE STUDIES AND APPRECIATIONS OF NATURE BY STANTON DAVIS KIRKHAM
AUTHOR OF "WHERE DWELLS THE SOUL SERENE" "THE MINISTRY OF BEAUTY"
"Over and above a healthy curiosity, or any scientific acquaintance, it is the companionship of the woods and fields which counts— a real friendship for birds and bees and flowers."
PAUL ELDER & COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK
Copyright, 1908 by Paul Elder and Company
TO MY WIFE MARY WILLIAMS KIRKHAM THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED