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readily detached from the animal Where found 

 Habits Remarks by Dr. Rest of Lexington 

 Elegant articles for use and ornament made by 

 Indian women from the quills . 229 



CANADIAN PORCUPINE, PREHENSILE-TAILED Notice of 



the claw and tail 120 



CAOUTCHOUC, or INDIAN RUBBER TREE Its valuable 

 qualities Extract respecting it from a writer of the 

 sixteenth century ...... 95 



CARIBOU 222 



CARNIVORA of America Observations on their compa- 

 rative ferocity with those of the Old World . . 68 

 CASSAVA, or MANIOC A poisonous root Where found 

 Method of extracting the flour from which Cas- 

 sava bread is made Natural history of the plant 



Moral reflections 214 



CAVIA Five species of Peculiar characteristics . 147 

 CHATANIER GRAND FEUILLE In size and growth resem- 

 bling the chestnut . . . . . .90 



CHATI 89 



CHOLULA, PYRAMIDS OF ...... 231 



CINNAMON TREES 203 



Co ATI, BROWN Locality of 56 



RED Exquisite beauty of Observations of 



Cuvier Method of obtaining food Where found . 57 

 COCOA TREE Two varieties How differing Where 



cultivated 173 



CORIANTHES Beautiful construction of Water-plant 

 for small birds and insects Growing abundantly 

 in dry places ....... 92 



COTTON TREES Water-plants found among their 

 branches Description of the tree Its height and 

 beauty How peopled Different species of cotton- 

 plants Beautiful appearance of the cotton-fields 

 Method of gathering the cotton . . .94,213 

 Cow TREE Yielding milk Where found . . .91 



