sentences:  A keen student and lover of nature, Miss Moodie found time, in her busy pioneer life, to make botanical collections of the flora of Alberta for the provincial government at Edmonton, as well as for such well-known American institutions as the Smithsonian, the New York Botanical Gardens, Harvard University, and the Field Museum, Chicago.An earlier book of poems appeared under the title "Songs of the West," and a fairy-tale book, "The Legend of Dryas," in addition to which Miss Moodie has been a frequent contributor to Canadian periodicals of articles on pioneer nursing, children's stories and articles reflecting her interest in and love for the out-of-doors.From "Songs of the West"