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The Burgess Flower Book for Children

by Burgess, Thorton W. Author

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9781922634313
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
42
Pages
233
Publisher
Living Book Press
Copyright
2021
Written
1923
URL
https://archive.org/details/burgessflowerboo00burg

Chapters

  • 1 Peter Rabbit Finds Signs of Spring: Introducing Skunk Cabbage
  • 2 Two Surprises in the Green Forest: The Hepatica and Saxifrage
  • 3 Peter Makes More Discoveries: Spring Beauty, Dandelion, Common and Mouse-ear Chickweeds
  • 4 Shy Blossoms and Fairy Bells: The Arbutus and the Yellow Adder's-tongue
  • 5 Tommy Tit Drops a Hint: The Bloodroot, California Poppy, Wood and Rue Anemones
  • 6 Gold and Other Treasures: Bluets, the Wild Geranium and the Marsh Marigold
  • 7 Two Dainty Little Neighbors: The Foamflower and Dutchman 's-breeches
  • 8 Redwing and Mrs. Grouse Help: Sweet-scented and Lance-leaved White Violets and the White Baneberry
  • 9 A Preacher and Nodding Beauties: Jack-in-the-pulpit and the Columbine
  • 10 Snow and Gold and Heaven's Blue: Flowering Dogwood, Common and Shrubby Cinque- foils, Bird's-foot and Meadow Violets
  • 11 A Day to be Remembered: The Wild Strawberry, Purple Trillium, Wild Azalea and Large Yellow Pond Lily
  • 12 The Joy op Bees and Hummer's Delight: The Red Clover, Robin's Plantain and Coral Honey- suckle
  • 13 Beauties of the Swamp: The Larger Blue Flag and the Arethusa
  • 14 The Larger Blue Flag and the Arethusa: The Mandrake, Fringed Polygala, White and Tree Clovers
  • 15 Buttercups and Lily Cousins: The Bulbous Buttercup, Large-flowered Wake- robin, Painted and Nodding Trilliums and Blue- eyed Grass
  • 16 A Trap for Living Insects: The Pitcher Plant
  • 17 How the Lady's-slippers Were Saved: The Pink, Large Yellow and Small Yellow Lady's- slippers
  • 18 The Delightful Reward of Curiosity: The New Jersey Tea, Pasture Rose, Swamp Rose and Meadow Rose
  • 19 White and Yellow Cousins: The White Daisy and the Black-eyed Susan
  • 20 Peter Finds Three Old Friends: The True Solomon's Seal, Wild Spikenard and Wild Lupine
  • 21 Beautiful, Mischievous Cousins: The Mountain Laurel, Sheep Laurel and Great Rhododendron
  • 22 Peter Finds Stars in the Grass: The Yellow Star Grass and the Calopogon
  • 23 Lilies of Meadow and Wood: The Meadow Lily and the Wood Lily
  • 24 Bells op Blue and Others: The Harebell, the Showy Lady's-slipper and the Sweet-scented White Water Lily
  • 25 The Merry Little Breezes Help Peter: The Meadowsweet and the Common Milkweed
  • 26 Treasures op the Old Pasture: The Wild Morning-glory, the Fireweed and the Spotted Wintergreen
  • 27 Honeyballs and Leafless Plants: The Buttonbush, Culver's Root and the Indian Pipe
  • 28 A Lesson in Beauty: The Wild Carrot, Great Mullein and Moth Mullein
  • 29 Two Water Lovers: Pickerel Weed and the Broad-leaved Arrowhead
  • 30 Friends by the Wayside: The Evening Primrose, Butter and Eggs, and Yar- row
  • 31 Pests That Are Beautiful: The Upland White Aster, Corn Cockle and Com- mon Burdock
  • 32 Peter Finds the Steeplebush: The Elecampane and the Hardhack
  • 33 Lady Bumblebee's Friends: Lady Bumblebee's Friends
  • 34 Surprises Along the Laughing Brook: The Larger Skullcap and the Turtlehead
  • 35 Wool, Spears and Goldenrod: The Pearly Everlasting, Common Thistle and Wrin- kled-leaved Goldenrod
  • 36 Along the Edge of the Swamp: The Virgin's-bower, Wild Mint and Hyssop- leaved Thoroughwort
  • 37 Cousins in Red and Blue: The Cardinal Flower and the Great Lobelia
  • 38 The Last of the Orchids: The Yellow-fringed Orchis and Nodding Ladies'- tresses
  • 39 Two Who Come in August: The Fern-leaved False Foxglove and the New England Aster
  • 40 The Gold of Late Summer: The Giant Sunflower and the Sneezeweed
  • 41 A Day Rich in Beauty: The Swamp Rose Mallow and the Joe-pye Weed
  • 42 The End of Peter's Search: The Closed and Fringed Gentians

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