384 CHAPTER LIV. 



Chapter XXIV. Is the drooping habit of some 

 Junipers correlated with the fact that the stomata 

 are more numerous on the upper side of the leaf ? 



From what district are the small fruits and seeds 

 derived which occur frequently in the wool with which 

 mattresses are stuffed ? 



Chapter XXV. Why should a field be covered 

 with the lobes of Opuntia ? 



Can certain plants, such as Agave and Urginea, 

 be compelled to flower by cutting off the leaves ? 



Chapter XXVIII. What can be done to prevent 

 the extermination of such flowers as the wild Peony ? 



Chapter XXIX. Has the irrigation by the water 

 of the Vesubia canal appreciably affected the climate 

 of Nice ? 



Why do Latin authors call the Myrtle " bicolor "? 



Does rny observation on the flowers of Lilium 

 lulbiferum hold good for all localities ? 



Chapter XXXI. Does the prickly collar round 

 the seedling of Medicago denticulata keep off" snails ? 



And does this same spinous pod prevent ants 

 from carrying the seed underground and eating it ? 



Chapter XXXIX. At what time of year did the 

 nativity of Christ take place ? 



Chapter XL. Is there any germ of truth in the 

 popular belief that Genepie is stored in the body of 

 the chamois for winter consumption ? 



Chapter XLI. Is the dark-coloured Myoxus of 

 the St. Martin district a variety of M.glis, or a different 

 species ? 



Chapter XLIII. Can a connection be traced 

 between the failure of the olive crop and the persistent 

 destruction of insect-eating birds ? 



