IV COHTENTS. 



PACK 



How niude. Papyrus at Syracuse. Chevalier Lando- 

 lina. Laws set to Music. Teutonic Paraphrase of the 

 Bible. Csedmon. Arundelian Marbles. Wills of the 

 Roman Soldiers. \Vood. Bone Memoranda. Wax. 

 Household Book of Philip le Bel. Talipot Tree. Bark. 

 Books. Indian Paper. Linen Cloth. Skins. Gold. 

 MSS. Gradual of St. Gregory. Parchment. Purple 

 Vellum. Silk Paper Cotton Linen. Codex Argenteus. 

 Block Printing. Marco Polo - - - 30 



CHAPTER III. 



THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 



Mimulus moschatus. Centaurea moschata. Muscaria pin- 

 natifida. Musk Rat. Goat Moth. Acanthus. Cartha- 

 rnus tinctorius. Rouge. Crocus sativus. Carlina acau- 

 lis. Onopordum acanthium. Azalea pontica. Geogra- 

 phical Distribution of Bees. Honey of Madagascar and 

 of Narbonne. Body of Alexander the Great. Grafts. 

 Apples and Fish in Wax. Leaf-culling and Mason Bee. 

 Huber. Insecls on Composite. Dahlia. Arbutus. 

 Camellia. Calmuc Tea. Steppes of Asia - - 48 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE HOT-HOUSE. 



Bauhinia. Ipomoea coccinea and quamolit. Hibiscus rosa- 

 sinensis. Hibiscus esculentus. Malvacete. Collon. II- 

 liciuin floridarium and anisatum. Anisette. Maraschino. 

 Merises. Mayduke Bigarreau. Kin-chenwasser. 

 Walnuts. Vanilla. Violet Sherbet. Bertola's Lines to 

 the Violet. Rose Apple. Indian Rubber. Banyan Tree. 

 Milton, Southey and Moore's Lines. Dragon Tree of 



