CONTENTS. IX 



uses pores of the wood in the microscope Vessels of plants 

 uninjured by dry seasons Seeds of the clematis 



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Naturalist's autumnal walk beautiful, and full of variety 

 Agaric beauty and variety plentiful in Monmouthshire 

 Agaricus fimi putris Verdigris "agaric Fungi very uncertain 

 in their growth Flower-formed hydnum Mitred helvella 

 Grey pnff ball Fingered clavaria Agarics, to be understood, 

 ohserved in all stages of growth Perishable nature of created 

 things Parasitic fungi laurel holly two fronted sphseria 



elm leaves sycamore leaves bark of plants the nut 



beech Odorous agaric Fragrant agaric c Stainer' agaric 

 Stinking phallus Mode of propagation Turreted puff 

 Starry puff Morell Bell -shaped nidularia Food for mice 



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Marten cat his capture well adapted for a predatory life its 

 skin Hedgehog mode of life always destroyed prejudices 

 against cruelty of man an article of food sensibility of the 

 spines Harvest mouse where found character Increase 

 and decrease of animals Migration of rats Water shrew 

 its residence and habits Common shrew mouse Pale blue 

 shrew Mole his actions character abundance of easily 

 discovers his food structure of his body fur and hair of 

 animals flesh of the moles killed by weasels 133 152 



Birds admiration of The hedge sparrow contingencies of its 

 life song example of a domestic character -Willow wren 

 early appearance and departure nest object of her migra- 

 tion Difficulty of rearing young birds Golden-crested Avren 

 Linnet their song habits Bull-finch character injuri- 

 ous to trees preference of food no destroyer of insects- 

 Robin character always found Song of birds motives ob- 

 scure Chaffinch beautifully feathered female, her habits 



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