INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W.

A Acorns, 98, 99, 100 Admiral, red, 5 Alder, 177, 182 —— red-berried, 195 Angleworms, 160 Anosia plexippus, 117 Antiopa vanessa, 116 Apple blossoms, 119, 198 —— tree, 27, 135, 205 —— wild, 156 Arbor vitæ, 39 Aroostook war, 24 Ash tree, 96, 133 Aster, 114 Azalia, 166 B Barberry, 184, 185 Bat, 76, 79, 82 Bayberry, 111 Bee, 10 Beech, 29 Birch, 29, 34, 35, 74, 75, 83, 92, 93, 126, 127, 133, 143, 165 —— C. T. U., 92, 94 Bittern, 60 Blackberry, 16 Blackbird, red-winged, 119, 178, 180, 182, 201 Blueberry, swamp, 164 Bluebird, 113, 212 Blue Hills, 110 Buck, 38 Buckthorn, 195 Butterfly, 5, 114, 117 —— admiral, red, 5 —— Anosia plexippus, 117 —— Antiopa vanessa, 116 —— Hunters’, 115 —— monarch, 114, 116, 117 —— painted lady, 5, 115 —— Pyrameis, 117 —— Pyrameis atalanta, 5 —— Pyrameis cardui, 5, 116 —— sulphur, 114 C Catbird, 181, 182, 183 Cedar, 143 —— berries, 113 —— pasture, 121 —— red, 113, 206 —— white, swamp, 113 Cemetery Hill, 173 Cherries, 16 Chestnut, 67, 68, 69, 71, 75, 76, 79, 83, 95, 96, 98, 99, 109, 155 —— bur, 77 —— leaves, 83 —— tree, 76, 77 Chickadee, 3, 4, 173 Chipmunk, 214 Christmas, 195 —— tree, 35 Clam, 41 Clintonia borealis, 15, 16, 17 Clover, 6 Cocoanut, 19 Coon, 174 Cowbird, 188, 189, 190, 191 Coyote, 38 Crow, 40, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 —— nest, 143 Crustaceæ, 51 Currant, 17 —— fairy, 18 Cyprepedium acaule, 35 D Deer, 27, 37, 38 Dendragapus canadensis, 35 Doe, 38 Duck, 52, 53, 62 —— black, 54 —— “spirit,” 57 —— teal, blue-winged, 48, 49 E Elder, 177 Elm, 133 Epilobium angustifolium, 11 Erechthites, 11 —— hieracifolium, 9 F Fawn, 38 Fern, cinnamon, 184 —— wood, 88 Fir, 23, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37 Fireweed, 10, 11, 12 Fish, flying, 110 Flicker, 40 Fox, 38, 157, 174 Frog, 174, 208 G Glow-worm, 20 Goldenrod, 114 Goliaths, 28 Grape, 74, 114 Grapevine, wild, 187, 206 Grass, purple wood, 73, 82 Greece, 27 Grebe, pied-billed, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62 Greek, 191 Grouse, Canada, 3 —— ruffed, 35, 37 Gulliver, 28 H Hackmatack, 39 Hawk, 38, 214 Hazel nuts, 155 Hedgehog, 157 “Hell-diver,” 55 Hemlock, 121 Hickory, 79, 80, 82, 88, 109, 153, 154, 155 Hob, 8 Holly berries, 195 Huckleberry, black, 164 Hunters’ butterfly, 115 I Ignis fatuus, 90 Indian, 30 —— summer, 152 J Jay, blue, 111 Joepye weed, 177 June berries, 156 Juniper, 125, 126 K Katahdin, 23 Kimball, George, 33 Kingbird, 201, 202, 204, 205, 212 L Lady’s slipper, 15, 16 Leprachauns, 13 Lilac, 82 —— purple, 134 —— white, 134 Liliputians, 28 Locusts, 103 Loon, 62 M Macwahoc-Kingman road, 29 Maple, 34, 89, 91, 133, 136, 137 —— red, 94, 96 —— Norway, 94, 97, 135 —— silver-leaved, 94 —— swamp, 89, 90, 93, 94 —— white, 94 “Mast,” 100, 101 Milkweed, 177, 178, 186 Mistletoe, 195 Mitchella, 17 Monarch, 114, 116, 117 Mouse, field, 183 N Norse Sagas, 46 Nuthatch, 176, 177 O Oak, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 133, 181, 182 —— black, 98, 99, 101, 103 —— black, “mast,” 101 —— red, 103 —— scarlet, 103 —— scrub, 103, 110 —— white, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103 Oak, white, “mast,” 101 Oliver Twist, 209 Orchid, 15 Owl, 214 —— barred, 40 —— screech, 174 P Painted lady, 5, 115 Palm, 19 Partridge, 14, 157, 158, 162 —— berries, 14, 16, 17 —— birch, 35, 36 —— spruce, 35, 36 Patten Road, 23, 24, 27 Pear tree, 35 Petrel, 47 Pine, 15, 32, 114, 174, 197, 206, 214 —— pitch, 5, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127 —— pumpkin, 29 —— white, 120, 125 “Piney Home,” 33 Plover, 62 —— piping, 51 —— ring-necked, 51 —— yellow-leg, 47, 48, 49 Poa serotina, 58 Pokeberry, 13 Pokeweed, 12 Porcupine, 27, 157 Porzana carolina, 59 Proteus, 9 Pyrameis, 117 —— atalanta, 5 —— cardui, 5, 116 Q Queen Mab, 17 R Rabbit, jack, 38 Rail, Carolina, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 Raspberry, 16 Rivers, Mattawamkeag, 29 —— Moluncus, 29, 30, 33 —— Macwahoc, 29, 33 —— Orinoco, 58 —— Amazon, 58 Robin, 111, 112, 113, 195, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 212 S Sandpiper, spotted, 49, 51 Sage-brush, 38 “Seasons,” by Thomson, 136 Shadbush, 156 Skunk, 157 Smilacina bifolia, 17 South African mines, 74 Sparrows, 212 —— English, 190, 191 Spruce, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39 —— cat, 29, 33 —— black, 33 —— timber, 33 —— white, 33 Squirrel, 69, 70, 72, 73, 144, 152, 154, 155 —— gray, 70, 72, 79, 80, 81, 82 —— red, 67, 68, 70, 72, 143, 144, 183 Sulphur butterfly, 114 Sumac, 82 T Teal, blue-winged, 48, 49, 54 Telia polyphemus, 78, 83 Thoreau, 26 Toad, tree, 174 Totter, Grandfather, 211 Trillium, 19, 20 Triton, 9 V Vikings, 47 Vireo, 187 Virgin’s bower, 177 W Warbler, 112, 188, 189 —— myrtle, 112 —— yellow, 184, 185, 186, 187, 190, 191 Willow, 97 —— herb, 11 Witch hazel, 114, 118 —— blooms, 120 —— nuts, 118 Woodchuck, 6, 7, 8 Woodcock, 159, 160, 161, 162 Wood mice, 18 Woodpecker, golden-winged, 39, 40 —— partridge, 114 Wordsworth, 9, 136 Wrights, 41