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Chinch-bug destroyed by birds, 230 



Chloride of sodium, 64 



Chlorine, poisonous qualities of, 64 



Chlorophyl, color of plants due to, . . . . 71 



Churning, process of, ..... 260 



Citric acid, taste of oranges due to, ....... 65 



Classification of plants, .......... 50 



Clay and clay soils, . . ... . 41, 78, 79, 87, 145, 154, 159, 193 



Cleanliness, importance of, . . 117, 118 



Clearing, process of, 135, 137, 141 



Climate, influence of, 32, 33 



Clouds, definition of, . . 37 



Clover and its culture, . .... 52, 87, 188, 189, 192, 193, 211 



Coal the remains of vegetation, . 60 



Codling-moth, ravages of the, . . 224, 225 



Cohesion, attraction of, 20 



Color of leaves, 71, 72 



Color of the soil, effect of, . 89 



Colza, cultivation of, 69, 206 



Combustible elements, . . . . . Y .... 60 



Combustion due to oxygen, . .. . .. . . . . 7 



Composite family of plants, . . . 53 



Composts, formation of, . . . ... . 125, 126, 127, 246, 247 



Conduction of heat, 18 



Copper in the ashes of plants, .&quot; . 65 



Copperas a disinfectant, 102 



Cotyledonous plants, . . ... . . . . 48, 49 



Crops, protection of, 245, 246 



Cruciferous or cress family, the, . 52 



Crust of the earth, formation of the, 74 



Culinary roots, culture of, 177, 180, 182, 187 



Cultivation, benefits of, . 56, 57 



Cultivator, use of the, 145, 155 



Curculio, ravages of the, 225 



Currants and their cultivation, 53, 251 



Cut-worm, ravages of the, . 222, 246 



Dairy, management of the, \. . . . 255, 263 



Decay, how produced, 15, 117 



Decomposition, process of, 10, 116, 117 



Deep ploughing, effect of, 40, 131, 132, 143 



Deepening the soil, 142, 143, 157, 184 



Definite proportions, law of, 9 



Devon cattle, characteristics of the, . . . . .*. . 233 

 Dew, formation of, . 31, 32 



