Part 55

Beecher, Henry Ward, quoted, 201

Bellows-Pipe, Notch Valley, Hoosac Highlands, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220; Indian’s legend of, 217, 218. See Notch Valley

Bennington (Vt.), 37, 204; battle of, 11, 76; county of, 15, 85, 86; hill of, 27, 86, 201; road to Boston (Mass.), from, 76; rebellion of the Green Mountain Boys of, 97

Berkshire, northern (Mass.), 57, 121, 214; “Beautiful Berkshire,” 5; boglands of, 114; highlands of, 133, 222; natural features of, 225; valleys of, 214

Bertram, a character of Hawthorne’s, 215

Bicuculla Canadensis, 131 B. Cucullaria, 131 B. eximia, 131

Birch Family, 149

Birch woods, 57, 138, 186

Bird’s-Foot Violet, origin of name of, 159

Birds, songs of, 130, 133, 202; rare nests of, 154; of the Dome, 210

Bitter-Buttons, 238

Blackberry bushes, 112, 211, 237

Black Spruce, Dwarf, 117

Bleeding Heart, 131

Blodgett, F. H., quoted on origin of Dog’s-Tooth Violet, 126

Bloodroot, 164

Bluebells of New England, 192, 195, 238

Blueberry, Dwarf Low, 117, 118, 119

Bluets, 4, 126, 232

Bobolink, notes of the, 95, 167; nest of the, 96

Bonny, Old, 38

Boots, waterproof, 103, 113; hob-nailed, 213

Boston (Mass.), 7, 47, 94

Botanizing outfit, 62

Boulders, 9, 112, 189, 199, 213, 227

Boxberry, 24

Brakes, 12, 20, 68, 103, 112, 163

Brattleboro (Vt.), 204