Part 21
Walking Fern, haunts, 4, 190, 191, 193, 198-200, 213, 228
Walloomsac River, Bennington (Vt.), 188, 202
Wall-Rue, Spleenwort Fern, 191, 192, 194
Wars, the French and Indian, 97
Washington (D. C.), 126
Washington Heights (N. Y. City), 158
Washoe Valley (Nevada), 165
Wash-Tub Brook, North Pownal (Vt.), 188, 190, 193
Water, pure drinking, 210, 214, 218, 219
Water-Cress, 162
Water Persicaria, 84
Weeping Rocks, or Gregor Rocks, 193
Welch Farm, Mount Œta, 139
Western Gateway of Hoosac Mountain, 13, 14
West Orange (N. J.), 231
Wentworth, Governor Benning, 198
West Peak, State Park, Meriden (Conn.), 129
West Rock, New Haven (Conn.), 4, 126, 129, 130, 158
Westville (Conn.), swamps of, 85, 125, 129, 130
Whale fossil discovered in Vermont, 204
Whig Tavern, North Adams (Mass.) (1838), 215
Whippoorwills, chorus of, 95, 96; baby, 96, 175, 176, 205; eggs and nest of, 175, 205; habits of, 175, 176
Whippoorwill’s-Shoes, 206. _See_ Moccasin-Flowers and _Cypripedium_
White Mountains (N. H.), 47, 214, 235
White Oaks, northern Berkshire (Mass.), region, 76, 121, 183, 197; road, 120, 183, 196, 197, 207; chapel, 196; origin of name, 197
Whittier, J. G., quoted, on poem, _Jack-in-the-Pulpit_, 160; _Mayflowers_, 24; _Mabel Martin_, 39; _Seeking of the Waterfall_, 15; _Storm on Lake Asquam_, 72
Whortleberry, 119
Whorts of the 16th century, 120
Wilbur, Jeremiah, farm of, Notch Valley, northern Berkshire, 216, 220; Thoreau’s ascent to Greylock through The Notch, 218
Wild Cat Express, Hoosac Valley, 120
Wild Hens, 174
Wildmont Cottage, Orange Mountains (N. J.), 232, 233
Wildwood or Tiger Lilies, 210
Williams, Orlando, Swamp, Orange Mountains (N. J.), 234
Williams College, Williamstown (Mass.), 76, 219; Thoreau’s admiration of the location of, 10; Baccalaureate Sunday, 70; students, 70, 196; sun-dial tablet, 228; Museum, relics in, 228; Library, 228.
Williamstown, Berkshire County (Mass.), 121
Willow Dell, North Adams (Mass.), 215
Willow Family, 23
Wilsey Lot, White Oaks, 184
Wintergreens, 23
Witch Hollow, Gulf Road, Pownal (Vt.), 16, 23, 56, 98, 138, 139, 188, 206; orchids of, 108
Witt’s Ledge, North Adams (Mass.), 112
Wolf’s-Claw, 182
Wolfe, Dr., quoted, 222
Wood Betony, 165
Woodbine Family, 170
Woodbridge (Conn.), view of, 129
Woodchuck’s home, 177, 205
Woodmont (Conn.), 235
Woolly Moonshine, 237
Wormwood, 238
X
Xenocrates prescribed “Penny-Royall,” 132
Y
Yale, catnip for pussy, 132, 133
Yeomen of northern Berkshire (1777), 76
Yonkers (N. Y.), 157, 161
Z
Zoar (Mass.), Eastern Portal of Hoosac Tunnel, 224
BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY
THE HOME LIFE OF WILD BIRDS
A New Method of the Study and Photography of Birds. By FRANCIS HOBART HERRICK, of the Department of Biology, Adelbert College. 4ᵒ. With 141 original illustrations from Nature by the author. $2.50 _net_. By mail, $2.75.
“Never before have we had placed before us in a series of illustrations from life such a revelation of the intimate daily life of birds in the nesting season as is here presented.”—_N. Y. Evening Post._
BIRD STUDIES
An Account of the Land Birds of Eastern North America. By WILLIAM E. D. SCOTT. With 166 illustrations from original photographs. 4ᵒ. Leather back, gilt top, in a box, _net_, $5.00.
OUR INSECT FRIENDS AND FOES
How to Collect, Preserve, and Study Them. By BELLE S. CRAGIN. With over 250 illustrations. 12ᵒ. $1.75.
AMONG THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES
By JULIA P. BALLARD. Illustrated. 8ᵒ. $1.50.
THE SHRUBS OF NORTHEASTERN AMERICA
By CHARLES S. NEWHALL. Fully illustrated. 8ᵒ. $1.75.
THE VINES OF NORTHEASTERN AMERICA
By CHARLES S. NEWHALL. Fully illustrated. 8ᵒ. $1.75.
THE TREES OF NORTHEASTERN AMERICA
By CHARLES S. NEWHALL. With illustrations made from tracings of the leaves of the various trees. 8ᵒ. $1.75.
WILD FLOWERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN STATES
Drawn and carefully described from life, without undue use of scientific nomenclature, by ELLEN MILLER and MARGARET C. WHITING. With 308 illustrations the size of life. 8ᵒ, _net_, $3.00.
FIELD BOOK OF AMERICAN WILD FLOWERS
With a short description of their Character and Habits, a Concise Definition of their Colors, and References to the Insects which Assist in their Fertilization. By F. SCHUYLER MATHEWS, Member of the New England Botanical Club, and author of “Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden.” “Familiar Trees and their Leaves,” etc. 16ᵒ. With 24 Colored plates and 200 full-page illustrations in the text, _net_, $1.75. By mail, $1.85. Full leather, _net_, $2.25.
NATURE STUDIES IN BERKSHIRE
By JOHN COLEMAN ADAMS. With 16 illustrations in photogravure from original photographs by Arthur Scott. 8ᵒ. Gilt top, in box, $4.50.
LANDSCAPE GARDENING
Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn-Planting, Laying out and Arrangement of Country Places, Large and Small Parks, etc. By SAMUEL PARSONS, Jr., Ex-Superintendent of Parks, New York City. With nearly 200 illustrations. _New edition._ 8ᵒ. $2.00
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS
For Garden, Lawn, and Park Planting. With an Account of the Origin, Capabilities, and Adaptations of the Numerous Species and Varieties, Native and Foreign, and Especially of the New and Rare Sorts Suited to Cultivation in the United States. By LUCIUS D. DAVIS. With over 100 illustrations. 8ᵒ, $3.50.
FIELD BOOK OF WILD BIRDS AND THEIR MUSIC
Being a Description of the Songs and Coloring of Wild Birds, Intended to Assist in the Identification of Species Common in the Eastern United States. By F. SCHUYLER MATHEWS, author of “The Field Book of American Wild Flowers,” “Familiar Trees and their Leaves,” “Familiar Features of the Roadside,” etc. 16ᵒ. With 53 full-page illustrations (of which 38 are colored) and numerous musical diagrams. Cloth, _net_, $2.00. Full flexible leather, _net_, $2.50. (Postage 15 cts.)
_New York_ G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS _London_