CONTENTS 



CHAP. PACK 



I. INTRODUCTION i 



II. LIFE IN THE HOUSE 8 



III. JULY SHOOTS 14 



IV. LEAF-MINING INSECTS 15 



V. THE HOLLY-FLY 17 



VI. A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER ON COMMON 



THINGS FOR GROWN-UP PEOPLE . . 22 



VII. HONEY-DEW 24 



VIII. THE HUMAN HAND ; A SCHOOL LESSON . . 27 



IX. THE FRESHWATER AQUARIUM . . .41 



X. THE SUMMER DROOP OF BOUGHS ... 44 



XI. THE GLOWWORM ' 45 



XII. INVISIBLE DOMESTIC SERVANTS . . . 50 



XIII. OLD ENGLISH GARDENS 57 



XIV. THE ROCK-BARNACLE 62 



XV. RATS AND MICE 78 



XVI. NATURAL HISTORY CLUBS . . . . . 81 



XVII. THE PURPLE SAXIFRAGE .... . 83 



XVIII. WATER-LILIES 92 



