Vlll CONTENTS. 



Study of natural history no subject of ridicule to be made an 

 object in youth A beautiful Oak tree magnitude of several 

 trees uncertain in producing acorns an history of the oak 

 might be written all its products valuable Wych elm its 

 character uses magnitude name suffers in early frosts 

 not beautiful in autumn The buff tip moth Trees condense 

 moisture Air under trees verdure Utility and agency of 

 foliage Prevalence of plants in soils Fetid hellebore uses 

 Village doctress Blossoms of plants use not manifest 

 Carpenter bee What flowers most abundant design of 

 flowers application of flowers love of flowers emblems 

 amusements of children universal ornament cultivation of 

 flowers bouquet Poplar tree formation of foot-stalks its 

 suckers Page 6076 



Dyers' broom gathering dishonest practice uses for the dyer 

 Conformation of flax and silk Nature of colour Snapdra- 

 gon an insect trap Dogsbane very destructive the object 

 mysterious Glaucous birthwort Snapdragon vegetates in 

 great drought Evaporation from the earth Ivy its shelter 

 and food for birds and insects love of ivy ornament to 

 ruins its effect Foxglove grows only in particular soils 

 medicinal uses, uncertain application name ancient names 

 Vindication of old epithets Ancient and modern remedies 

 Snowdrop a native plant remains long in abandoned 

 places character of the snowdrop Yellow oat grass affected 

 by drought Vervain ancient estimation, and application 

 Druids of Gaul Ancient and modern virtues Dyers' weed 

 value uses cultivation yellow colour most permanent 

 and common Brimstone butterfly Day's eye Dandelion 

 Singular appearance of a grass Brambles insect path on the 

 leaves uses of the bramble Maple tree an early autumn 

 beau fashion followed by others maple wood a beautiful 

 microscopic object medicinal properties leaves punctured by 

 insects Traveller's joy grows in limestone soils by preference 



