The Witch Hazel. (Several subjects. See memoranda in “Nature Jottings.”) Unfurling banners and saluting coming snow. The Divining Rod. Old Witch. Witch hazel; (see Whittier’s Poem, Preface or dedication?) Shrub over Brook. Peculiar Quality of perfume. Horizontal Foliage in Wood. Reference in Hawthorne.
Into the Lake. Cascade over precipice into Lake. Boating and fishing.
The Camp. (Adirondacks. See sketch.)
Morning on the Lake (Water-color sketch, deer drinking).
Evening. Hunting with jack. (Dudley Warner’s “Deer hunt.”) “The Loon’s weird laughter, far away.”
The Rise. Trout rising; flash of sun on still water. “Long ripple.” Thoreau.
Sand Orchid. Secret of fertilization. Lovell’s Pond, several varieties——
Pond Lilies? (or on brook?) Yellow pond lilies. Hawthorne’s simile.
The Water Mussel. Beautiful pearl. Saranac lake. Wondrous tints brought out by scouring with sand.