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Index 



Fuel, 48; birch, 35; cottonwood, 76; 

 hickory, go; oak, 95. 



Fungi, 87, 88, 114, 139, 141, 143. 



Furniture, basswood, 59; birch, 35; 

 dark colored, 46; maple, 28; oak, 

 95 ; sycamore, 63 ; walnut, 90. 



Galaxy, 180*. 



Gallinae, 379. 



Gallinule, 386-387. 



Galls, oak, 95-96. 



Gemini, the Twins, 207. 



Genus, 282. 



Gnatcatcher, 277*. 



Goatsucker, 357*~36o*. 



Golden oak finish, 102. 



Goldfinch, 326*, 327*, 328-329, PI: IX. 



Crackle, 335-336*. 



Grasshoppers, 296, 337, 340, 376, 379, 



383- 



Gravitation, 166. 

 Great Square of Pegasus, 197. 

 Greenhouses, cypress, 120. 

 Greenlet, 309. 



Grosbeak, 330*, 332, PI. IX. 

 Ground robin, 333. 

 Grouse, 379, PL XV. 

 Growth, of trees, 15-17, 22*, 53, 76, 



79*, 129*, 131*; of branches, 71-72; 



of roots, 78. 



Gull, 381, 389, PI. XVI. 

 Gum, red, wood, 155. 

 Gunstocks, walnut, 90. 

 Gypsy moth, 40. 



Habitability, of Mars, 243-244; of 



Jupiter's moons, 248. 

 Hair bird, 323. 

 Handles, ash, 54; hickory, 90; maple, 



28. 



Hard tissues, 92. 

 Hardwood, 109. 

 Hawk, 350, 367, 37i, 375-377, ?! XIV, 



PL XV. 

 Hazel, 71*. 



Hedges, arbor vitae, 114. 

 Height of trees, 38, 75*, 80, 84-85, 



96*, 116*, 117*, 120, 126, 127, 129. 

 Herdsman, 200. 

 Heron, 382*, 387, 388*. 

 Hickory, 36, 89*-9i*; leaves; 51; sap, 



a source of sugar, 23 ; wood, 43, 46, 



90, 151*, 152. 

 High-hole, 364*. 

 Holly, wood, 82, 154. 

 Honey, maple, 23; basswood, 57; 



sections, 58. 



Horizon, 172. 

 Horse-chestnut, 69*. 

 Hummingbird, 306, 353*-355, PL III. 

 Humus, or vegetable mold, 75, 138. 

 Hyades, 204. 



Ice-cream freezers, cedar, 112. 

 Implements, ash, 54; elm, 40; maple, 



28. 



Inchworms, 379. 

 Indian bean or catalpa, 86. 

 Indians, 10, 34, 82, 115, 180, 271. 

 Influence of the moon, 223-224. 

 Injuries to trees, 141. 

 Ink, black, 96; printer's, 35. 

 Insects, losses caused by, 267. 

 Interior finish, birch, 35; cedar, 112; 



dark colored, 46 ; sycamore, 63 ; 



tulip, 82. 

 lodin test for starch, 72-73. 



Jay, 344, 345-346, 372, 373, PL XI, 



Junco, 326. 



Juniper, m*-ii2*; berries, 112*, 113. 

 Jupiter, 169, 233, 235*, 246-249. 

 Juvenile form of red cedar, 114. 



Kettles, birch bark, 34. 



Killdeer, 381, 383, PL XVI. 



Kingbird, 34Q-35I, PI. XII. 



Kingfisher, 368*. 



Kinglet, 277-278, 281-282, PL IV. 



Kitchen utensils, 59. 



Kite, 377- 



Knees, cypress, 120. 



Knot, 81, 102*, 139*. 



Ladders, 90, 126. 



Ladles, birch, 35. 



Lark, horned, 343, PL X. 



Leaf hopper, 278*, 303. 



Leaf scars, 67. 



Leaf spot, 87. 



Leaflet, 30, 51*, 67*. 



Leaves, affected by light, 32, 41, 65; 

 arrangement, 30, 65, 66; building 

 food, 26, 1 06, 140; collecting and 

 pressing, 4-6; compound, 30, 31*, 

 51*, 67*, 89; effect of water supply, 

 105-107 ; evergreen, 105 ; function, 

 65; parts, 64*; shape, 30; size, 35 ; 

 source of energy, 27, 65. 



Lens, or magnifying glass, 147. ^ ' 



Lenticel, 36, 69*. 



Leo, the Lion, 209. 



Leonid, 258. 



