CONTENTS vii 



CHAP. 



XLI I. FURNITURE - BEETLES, BOOKWORMS AND 



DEATH-WATCHES ..... 225 



XLIII. PHASES OF SUMMER AND WINTER IN ENG- 



LAND ........ 230 



XLIV. THE GARDEN SPIDER . . 232 



XLV. A SCHOOL-COURSE ON THE STRUCTURE AND 



LIFE OF INSECTS . 241 



XLVI. VACATION RAMBLES . -255 



XLVII. GRASSES ..... . . 263 



XLVI 1 1. THE WATER-SPIDER ... . 270 



XLIX. THE INDUSTRIES OF WILD BEES . . 273 



L. A SKELETON LESSON ON FURZE . . .286 



LI. MUSEUMS AND THE TEACHING OF ELEMEN- 



TARY NATURAL HISTORY . . . .287 



LI I. BUTTERCUPS; A STUDY OF SPECIES . . 292 

 LIII. BIT BY BIT INVENTION: TEETH AND SCALES 305 

 LIV. GREAT EXAMPLES' . ... 310 



INDEX ..... 3i3 



