INDEX. 



Almond blossoms, 37. 



America, how its existence might have 

 been predicted before its discov- 

 ery, 215. 



April showers, 7. 



Asparagus, time of blossoming, 176. 

 origin of, 176, 



description of the wild, 177. 

 a species of lily, 178. 

 butcher's broom a close ally of, 179. 



B. 



Bedmoor, the weed of, 217. 



what makes red, 218. 



description of the red weed of, 219. 

 Bees seeking honey, 12. 



their cnlendxr, 2ft. 

 Berries, varieties of, 119. 

 Bluebell of Scotland, 25. 

 British isles, their number, 71. 



names of, 72. 



vegetation in, 73. 



animals in, 74. 



Brambles, different species, 127. 

 Butterworth, the weather it loves, 129. 



deadly to insects, 132. 



a distant cousin to the primrose, 



134. 

 Buttercups, 42. 



C. 



Charlock, description of, 154. 

 Cherries, the first ripe, 117. 

 Chickweed. where found, 208. 

 Claverton Down, 20. 

 Climbers, Alpine, 205. 



in what, countries found, 206. 



their retrogression accounted for, 



209. 

 Clover, blooms of, 76. 



study of, 77. 



bees in, 78. 



Huxley on, 78. 



red and white, 81. 

 Coltsfoot, 41. 



Cowslips, how they differ from prim- 

 roses, 9. 

 Crucifer plants, variety of, 156. 



D. 



Dandelion, the clocks of, 83, 

 description of, 84. 

 differing from daisy, 84. 



Darwin's observation on tront, 86. 

 Dog-rose, an earnest of summer, 123. 



bow it got its name, 123. 



seventeen distinct species, 126. 



how it differs from the downy 



rose, 126. 



E. 



England, change of climate in, 16. 



P. 

 Fore Acre, 8. 



origin of the word, 8. 

 Flowers in July, 111. 

 Forest, the submerged, 66. 



Girnldus Cumbrensis's description 



of, 67. 



the date of, 67. 



the depth of, 68. 

 Fruit, coloring of, 48. 



G. 



Geranium described, 146. 



where they first grew, 147. 



developed from a primitive ances- 

 tor, 149. 



Geologists, views of, 22. 

 Gianrs grave, the, description of, 76. 

 Godshill, seen plainly a sign of rain, 56. 

 Grasses, the flowering of, 60. 



number of species in Britain, 61. 



description, 62. 



adaptation to particular station, 



65. 



secrets of their success, 65. 

 Grouse, origin of, 188. 



Wallace, his observations on, 189. 



willow, changes its coat in winter, 



190. 



elements affect the color of, 191. 



H. 



Hare, the blue, of Scotland, 138. 



its geographical distribution, 136. 



change of color, 138 



the Irish, variety of, 139. 

 Hay, ingredients of, 101. 

 Hayfielcf, foes in the, 94. 

 Haymaking described, 100. 

 Horse-chestnuts, 23. 

 Hops, blossoming an evidence of coming 



autumn, 159. 



graceful and beautiful, 160, 



formed for climbing, 162. 



practical interest of, 168. 



