446] 



NASTURTIUMS, 303 



Neptune, 397 

 Nest collecting, 43 

 Nests 



ants, 254 



Baltimore oriole, 59 



gophers, 107 



hummingbirds, 57 



mice, 101 



moles, 106 



robins, 52 



squirrels, 98 



trout, 178 



wasps, 263 



Night on the earth, 392, 393 

 Night rains, 425 

 North Star, 410 



OAK TREES, 345-348 

 Optical illusions, 422 

 Orangutans, 118 



Orphan bird, how to care for, 65, 66 

 Ostriches, 76, 77 

 Otters, 105 

 Owls, 61 

 as pets, 67 



PANDA, 128 

 Pansies, 301 

 Parakeets, 81 

 Parrots, 80 

 Peacocks, 77 

 Penguins, 78 

 Persian cats, 150 

 Pet shows, 151 

 Pets, how to care for 



caterpillars, 244 



cats, 149 



chameleons, 218 



crickets, 259 



crows, 67 



dogs, 146 



frogs, 231 



guinea pigs, 110 



hamsters, 110 



owls, 67 



raccoon, 108 



skunk, 109 



snails, 188 



snakes, 211 



turtles, 21 4 



woolly bears, 244 

 Petunias, 304, 305 

 Phases of the Moon, 400 

 Picture album of pets, 151 



Index 



Pigeons, 74, 75 

 Pigs, 161-163 

 Pine cones, 370 

 Pine trees, 368-370 

 Pisces, 416 

 Planetariums, 404 

 Planets, 383 



asteroids, 399 



differing from stars, 386 



earth, 387, 391 



how to locate, 386 



Jupiter, 395 



Mars, 388-390 



Mercury, 390 



Neptune, 397 



Pluto, 398 



Saturn, 396 



Uranus, 397 



Venus, 391 



Plants, developing interest in, 289 

 Platypus, 130 

 Pluto, 398 

 Poison fangs, 201 

 Poison ivy, 375 

 Poison oak, 375 

 Poison spiders, 279 

 Poison sumac, 375 

 Poisonous mushrooms, 334 

 Poisonous snake, how to recognize, 209 



210 



Polaris, 410 

 Pollination, 295-298 



corn, 314 



geraniums, 303 



irises, 306 



nasturtiums, 304 



pansy, 301 



petunias, 305 



poppies, 306 

 Pollination by bees, 262 

 Pollux, 415 

 Poplar trees, 354, 355 

 Poppies, 305, 306 

 Prairie dogs, 106 

 Praying mantis, 276 

 Pressing flowers, 332 

 Prints, how to make 



fern, 337 



frost, 430 



leaf, 376-378 

 Pumpkins, 315 

 Pussy willow, 356 

 Pythons, 206 



QUAKING ASPEN TREE, 354 

 Queen Anne's lace, 328 



