nce and the grass in the parks and lawns invite toil-worn
bodies to rest and comfort. What wonder Bryant wished to die in June, the
month when the grasses tenderly creep over the mounds above tired dust
and gently soothe the grief of the loved ones left behind.

* * * * *

The cold May seemed to detract little from the beauty and interest of the
woodlands. The warblers, the humming bird, the tanager, the bob-o-link,
the ovenbird, the vireos, the chat, the red start, the oriole, the
dickcissel, the black-billed cuckoo, all greeted their friends as
numerously as ever. So with the flowers: the columbine, the shooting
star, the painted cup, the puccoon, the beautiful though inodorous large
white trillium, the delicate little corydalis, the star grass and the
lady's slipper, all came within a week of their average time in spite of
the cold, and the showy orchis was only just over into June. May added
fifty-four new species of flowers to the April list, according to the
record of a single observer whose leisure is limited. Those who added the
forty odd May arrivals in bird land to their April lists may have no such
thrilling walks in June, but they may study their feathered friends of
the summer, which is better, and if passion for new lists is not
satiated, try the flowers instead of the birds. June should yield a list
of a hundred twenty-five different species, not including the grasses,
and a very diligent flower-lover will make it much longer.

Transcriber's Note

The following typographical errors were maintained in this version
of this book.

Page Error
TN-1 21 anl should read and
TN-2 23 live stock for livestock
TN-3 31 "sunburst.' has the wrong type of close quote
TN-4 47 diskcissel should read dickcissel

Inconsistent hyphenation:

bell-wort / bellwort
blood-root / bloodroot
blue-bird / blue bird
fly-catchers / flycatchers
music-full / musicful
root-stock / rootstock
whip-poor-will / whippoorwill
wood-thrush / woodthrush

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