CONTENTS PAGE John Burroughs: a Biographical Sketch vii I. A Snow-storm 1 II. Winter Neighbors 13 III. A Spring Relish 41 IV. April 67 V. Birch Browsings 85 VI. A Bunch of Herbs. Fragrant Wild Flowers 125 Weeds 135 VII. Autumn Tides 159 VIII. A Sharp Lookout 179 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE A Hawk in Sight Frontispiece Riverby, Mr. Burroughs's Home on the Hudson viii "Slabsides" x Tracks in the Snow 2 The Study 8 Out for a Walk 14 The Old Apple-tree 18 Winter at Riverby on the Hudson 26 Wood for the Study Fire 38 An Evening in Spring 42 At the Study Door 50 A Woodland Brook 62 An April Day 70 The Home of a Spider 86 A Bird Song 98 In the Woods 122 Picking Wild Flowers 134 A Flower in a Woodland Roadway 146 A Stalwart Weed 156 Among the Rocks 160 On the Edge of a Catskill "Sugar Bush" 166 A Catskill Roadway 182 Beechnuts 194 (Mr. Burroughs's Boyhood Home seen in the distance.) By the Study Fire 206 CAMPING and TRAMPING WITH ROOSEVELT WITH ILLUSTRATIONS By John Burroughs ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The President on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley Frontispiece Arrival at Gardiner, Montana 10 The President, Mr. Burroughs and Secretary Loeb 24 The President in the Bear Country 38 Mr. Burroughs's Favorite Pastime 50 Sunrise in the Yellowstone 64 The President on a Trail 72 The President's Home on Sagamore Hill, showing addition known as the Trophy Room 82 A Bit of Woodland on the Slope towards Oyster Bay 88 A Path in the Woods leading to Cold Spring Harbor 92 A Yearling in the Apple Orchard 98 Hallway, Sagamore Hill 106 WAKE-ROBIN, Illustrated By John Burroughs CONTENTS. PAGE I. The Return of the Birds 9 II. In the Hemlocks 47 III. Adirondac 83 IV. Birds�-nests 109 V. Spring at the Capital 145 VI. Birch Browsings 177 VII. The Bluebird 211 VIII. The Invitation 225 FRESH FIELDS By John Burroughs CONTENTS PAGE I. Nature in England 1 II. English Woods: A Contrast 35 III. In Carlyle's Country 45 IV. A Hunt for the Nightingale 77 V. English and American Song-Birds 113 VI. Impressions of some English Birds 131 VII. In Wordsworth's Country 147 VIII. A Glance at British Wild Flowers 159 IX. British Fertility 175 X. A Sunday in Cheyne Row 199 XI. At Sea 267 Index 277 RIVERBY By John Burroughs CONTENTS PAGE I. Among the Wild-Flowers 1 II. The Heart of the Southern Catskills 33 III. Birds' Eggs 61 IV. Bird Courtship 77 V. Notes from the Prairie 87 VI. Eye-Beams 111 VII. A Young Marsh Hawk 133 VIII. The Chipmunk 145 IX. Spring Jottings 155 X. Glimpses of Wild Life 171 XI. A Life of Fear 193 XII. Lovers of Nature 203 XIII. A Taste of Kentucky Blue-Grass 221 XIV. In Mammoth Cave 241 XV. Hasty Observation 251 XVI. Bird Life in an Old Apple-Tree 271 XVII. The Ways of Sportsmen 277 XVIII. Talks with Young Observers 283 Index 317