Dedication
TO
DOCTOR AND MRS. TRASK
OF THE
SOUTH JERSEY INSTITUTE
BEST OF TEACHERS, DEAREST OF FRIENDS
Note
It is interesting to observe that the subject of the initial for chapter IV is witch-hazel; that for chapter VII, the cocoons of the cecropia, the promethea, and the basket worm; and that for chapter VIII, a sprig of alder, with the old fruit and a budded catkin. The subjects of the other initials require no identification.