SS ————————————————— = peers ibersitp New Dork At Cornell Gi Htate College of Agricult Bthaca, 2. P. Library Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www. archive.org/details/cu31924001182702 Our Country Lite ;SU00d-40-LNO SNOIMOTD §,09,, Our Country Lite BY FRANCES KINSLEY HUTCHINSON AUTHOR OF ‘‘OUR COUNTRY HOME,” AND ‘MOTORING IN THE BALKANS” CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1912 CopyRIGHT A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1912 Published October, 1912 The illustrations in this volume are from photographs by the author except the full page views which are by Henry Fuermann and the three bird pictures on pages 114, 120, 121 by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock, PRESS OF THE VAIL COMPANY COSHOCTON, U. Ss. A. TO Tue Constant IMPROVER May 26, 1912 “He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast,” “He prayed best who loveth best All things both great and small.” CHAPTER CONTENTS PROEM ‘AFTER TEN YEARS Daity DoIncs Epocus OF THE FORMAL GARDEN . THe Upper GARDEN THE BAaNnTamMs THE OPEN WINDOW Our LAKE THE Story oF NaN . SLEEPING OUT OF Doors Our GuEst Book Our Favorite JAUNTs . THE CouNTRY IN WINTER . SOMETIME . Tue SECOND BEST Hours IN OTHER GARDENS . PAGE « 308 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE “God’s glorious out-of-doors” . . . . . . . Frontispiece The house after ten years. . . . . ew we ee ee 8 The lawn after ten years... Se fe Se ms Gah ee ce AIO) The blue columbine from Calezade SAG ae Oe Se ea oe ees eed One of the Indian “metatas” . . . 24 The Manchurian cherry, or Prunus Mackii, alte: fet years . 25 An old elm on the Indiana farm. . . . . 1 wee 25 Two of the Berlepsch bird boxes. . . . . . . « « 38 The German automatic food-bell . ©. 2. 2. . 2. 1.) 1) 38 The robin’s rendezvous . . . . 2. © «© «© «© «© « 39 Two baby woodcocks in nest. . . . . . . «~~ 46 The yellow billed cuckoos a day old. . . . . . O46 The nest and egg of ahumming bird. . . . . 2. «647 Egg and nest of Cooper hawk . . . . . . . ee O47 Plan of the formal garden. . . . . . . ww. O64 he formal garden. .. « © « «6 « 4 © # « = - 05 The first snow. . Go Yel ap eo > 4: De Se 608 How we protected the a ie ee the ay SE ee te es a OS A self-sown columbine. . . x 8 t: Ge <2, 869 The ivory-white comeliness of the Tape anemone . . . 69 The beauty of narrow pathways between high green walls. . 86 A spring in exactly the right place . . . . . . . . 86 “hestraile <3: So vi, at ae se Be a oe me Be ae a ns Se 8% Before the grape screen are flowers for cutting. . . . . 94 The roses in winter have a comical aspect . . . . . . 94 Foxgloves, too . . oe Se Be Ge 2 ee ee a a ae 295 The Physalis Raciehetl ee ns ec ey ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE ‘The paddock: 2 %