ISDEX. 



773 



D. 



Daddy lonff leg^s, i. 49. 



Dal, its indiKcstibility, ii. 'Ml. 



Dammar boe, its {ngeiiioii.-i 

 nest dcscribfd, i. 121. 



Dammer piue, descriticd, ii. 

 216. 



Damp Hill Forests, ii. 8. 



Dampicr and Commersou, re- 

 ferred to, i. 221. 



Dandelion, ii. 403. 



Daplinales, ii. 2S0 et srq. 



Darjiling, an unreliable 

 " habitat," i. 51. 



Darters, i. 402. 



Darwin, E., quoted, ii. 04, 

 149, 150, ISO. 



Darwinian doctrine, uunar- 

 runted sneer at the, i. 129. 



Dasee silkworm, i. 81. 



Date sugar, ii. 142. 



Datiscaceae, ii. 441. 



Daturia, an alkali, ii. 32G. 



Davis, J., i. 457, 458. 



Davis's "rain-killer," in- 

 gredient of, ii. 320. 



Davison, mentioned, i. 315 

 H passim. 



Day, Dr., his ' Report on 

 fish,' and ' Fishes of In- 

 dia,' quoted, i. 83 cl pas- 

 sim. 



Day. Surgeon, on the manni'rs 

 of the Audamanese, i. 483. 



Dayal, i. 371. 



Deadly nightshade, ii. 326. 



Deeanoda; i. ISO. 



Deeiduous, or Leaf-shedding 

 Forest.s, ii. 9. 



Degenerate taste acquired by 

 swine and cattle in India, 

 ii. 247. 



De (Jubeniatis, Angelo, 

 ' Mvtliologie des Plantes,' 

 quoted, ii. 108 ft passim. 



Deluge, the, historically dis- 

 credited, ii. 262. 



Demeter, Uymn to, quoted, 

 ii. 116. 



Deo-dhan, ii. 115. 



Deo-mooga silkworm, i. 81. 



Derby, the late Lord, his 

 translation of a memorable 

 Homeric pas.sage, i. 119. 



De Uoepstorif, i. 345. 



Derbyshire Spar, i. 11. 



Devil-in-a-bush, ii. 670. 



Devil, the, his collateral an- 

 cestors, and varied reputa- 

 tion, ii. 687-8. 



Dcvils-gnts, ii. 329. 



Devil's pepper, ii. 326. 



Dhanchi hemp, ii. 523. 



Dhobie nuts, li. 550. 



Diatomace;r, ii. 18. 



Dichoudrea', ii. 320. 



Dicotyledons, ii. 210 ct seq. 

 Diedrichsen, 'List of Js'icobar 



I'lants,' mentioned, ii. 144. 

 DIuitaline, the bitter princi- 

 ple, ii. 324. 

 Dilleniaceic, 667-669 ; pro- 

 perties of, ii. 667. 

 Dioscorales, ii. 144. 

 Dioscoreie, ii. 144. 

 Diphtheria, a liniment for, ii. 



.■i53. 

 Dippers, i. 363. 

 Dipsaceie, ii. 404 

 Dipterocarpete, ii. 623 630 ; 



balsamic prodm'tsof, ii. 025. 

 Discillora-, ii. 547. 

 Distant, W. L., list of hem- 



iptera, i. 36. 

 Dobson, Dr., on various 



Natural History questions, 



i. 393, tt passim. 

 llod.lers, ii. 329. 

 Dodona and its oak, ii. 216. 

 Do gaz, a net for catching 



birds, i. 404. 

 Dog-rose, ii. 485. 

 Dog's-bane, ii. 340. 

 Dog's-tooth grass, ii. 105. 

 Domestic bees not kept iu 



liurma, i. 119. 

 Domestic goats, i. 400. 

 Dorian, or Durian, compared 



with the mango, ii. 553 ; 



the most esteemed fruit iu 



the world, ii. 618. 

 Dorsal, delinition of meaning, 



in Cephaloi)ods, i. 180. 

 Dorylida\ i. 117. 

 Dove-hawk, i. 403. 

 Doves, i. 388. 

 Downes, E. T., i. 93. 

 Dragouflv, i. 47. 

 Dragcm's 'blood, ii. 125, 139, 



491. 

 Drayton, M., ' Poly-Olbion,' 



referred to, ii. 570. 

 Dream, effect of a, i. 488. 

 Dreams, physiology of. i. 487. 

 Dnmias, egg of, i. 394. 

 Drongo shrikes, i. 378. 

 Drongos, i. 371. 

 Drop- wort, ii. 485. 

 I)roseracea\ ii. 483. 

 Druids, their reverence for the 



mistletoe, ii. 221. 

 Drum, or Drummer fi.sh, de- 

 scription of, ii. 494. 

 Drum-sticks, seeds so callid, 



ii. 648. 

 Dry Forest-s, ii. 10. 

 Dry Hill Forests, ii. 8. 

 Drvden's 'Virgil,' quoted, ii. 



i5'>. 

 Dub grass, ii. 104. 

 Ducks, i. 399. 

 Duck-weed, ii. 130. 

 Dudaiin, the mandrake of 



8cri])tiire, ii. 204. 

 Dull', Lieut. .\., aceouut of 



the Spirit-Fire, i. 486. 



Dugong, the flesh of, good for 



eating, i. 446. 

 Dugout-s, ii. 140. 

 Duke of York's uo.se, a hill 



so called, ii. 67, 688. 

 Duncan, Capt., on Andaman 



houses, i. 483. 

 Dimchi hemp, ii. 523. 

 Dune Forests, ii. 13. 

 Dung beetle, i. 33. 

 Ihiug-rolling beetles, i. 112. 

 Dunuy palm, ii. 143. 

 Dusky cockatoos, i. 408. 

 Dusky-leaf monkey, i. 479. 

 Dutch rush, ii. 56. 

 Dwarf beau, ii. 333. 

 Dye Uom Riittiera, ii. 244. 

 Dysentery, remedy for, li. 338. 



Eagles, i. 404. 



Eagle owls, eggs of, i. 406. 



Eagle-wood, ii. 281. 



Earth-oil, i. 14. 



Earth-soap, i. 14. 



Earth-worms, i. 23. 



Earwigs, i. 45. 



East Indian arrowroot, ii. 206. 



Eau de Cologne, ii. 295. 



Ebenace*, products of, ii. 357. 



Ebeualcs, ii. 355. 



Ebony, ii. 357, 3G0. 



Eclieneis, curious use to which 

 it is put, i. 221. 



Ecliinoderms, i. 19. 



Eden's whale, i. 445. 



Edible ant, i. 117. 



Edible bird's nest, i. 357 ; ii. 

 31. 



Edible ftmgi, ii. 91. 



Edible seaweeds, ii. 30. 



Edible shell fish, i. 123. 



Kdinltuxjh Jitfiew, on A. 0. 

 Hume, i. 502. 



Eels, i. 280. 



Egg-plant, ii. 325. 



Egvi>t, sacred bird of, i. 398. 



"Egyptian bath-sponge," ii. 

 446. 



Ekman's process of preparing 

 fibre, ii. 681. 



Ela'agnea', ii. 280. 



Elatinea>, ii. 638-9. 



Elder, ii. 431. 



Elephantiasis, medicinal re- 

 medy for, ii. 57. 



Elephant-foot yam, ii. 146. 



Elepliant grass, ii. 115. 



Eleph.ints treated of: differ- 

 ences between the Indian 

 and African species — periods 

 of gestation — diseases — a 

 source of income — liunuese 

 superstition regarding — 

 dangers of tracking, i. 4 17 ; 

 modes of treatment, i. 418 ; 



