The Outlook to Nature comprises four lectures given in the colonial theatre, Boston, as a part of the University Course and under the auspices of the education committee of the twentieth century club. The lectures were delivered in January, 1905, although scheduled for a year earlier. Subjects contained within these lectures include: The Realm of the Commonplace, Country and City, The Garden, The outlook for the Country, We need the Country, Etc. Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist and botanist who was a founding member of the American Society for Horticultural Science. This scarce classic is proudly republished here with an original introductory biography of the author.