IN THE OPEN
INTIMATE STUDIES
AND APPRECIATIONS OF
NATURE BY
STANTON DAVIS KIRKHAM
AUTHOR OF
"WHERE DWELLS THE SOUL SERENE"
"THE MINISTRY OF BEAUTY"
"Over and above a healthy
curiosity, or any scientific
acquaintance, it is the
companionship of the woods
and fields which counts—
a real friendship for birds
and bees and flowers."
PAUL ELDER & COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK
Copyright, 1908
by Paul Elder and Company
TO MY WIFE
MARY WILLIAMS KIRKHAM
THIS BOOK IS
AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED