INDEX. 



AGARICS, the pale gray spe- 

 cies of, 1 15 the verdigris, 

 116 not easily investi- 

 gated, 117 the odorous 

 agaric, 123 the scented, 

 ibid. the " stainer," 124 

 the surrectus springing 

 from another species, 385. 



Agriculture, practice of, at a 

 village in Gloucestershire, 

 20 bad custom of the 

 farmers there, 46. 



Aerial hummings, 375. 



AinusementSjheretofore holy- 

 day ones, wearing out, 370. 



Animals, increase and de- 

 crease of, 136 longevity 

 of, 174 what dependent 

 on man, 216 what inde- 

 pendent, 217 usefulness 

 of, to man, 218 affection 

 of, to their young, 250 

 mercy to,~a scriptural com- 

 mand, 251. 



Ant, the black, 311 the red, 

 312 the yellow, 313. 



Aphides, 355. 



Apples injured by aphides, 

 349 spottings on, how oc- 

 casioned, 384. 



Artichoke, Jerusalem, 34. 



Ash trees, 388. 



Atmospheric influences on 

 vegetation, 374 observa- 

 tions, 389, 404, 420. 



Auger-worms, 296. 



Aust-ferry, the " Trajectus" 

 of the Romans. 1. 



Autumn, pleasure of a morn- 

 ing's walk in, 112. 



Barking of the oak tree, 53. 



Bee, the carpenter, 64 its 

 nest, 334. 



Beetle, the rose, 65 the 

 dorr, 318 the great water 

 species, 328, 344. 



Birds, partiality of the author 

 to, 147, 165 migration of, 

 151, 205 injurious to 

 trees, 1 60 various food of, 

 161 song and voices of, 

 262, 264, 267 nests of, 

 167, 168, 169 great de- 

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