XIV CONTENTS. 



The year 1825 its peculiarities and influences A speedy 

 method of killing insects Preservation of insects Pollarding 

 of trees most ^injurious Insects that destroy the ash The wil- 

 low rarely seen as a tree a remarkable one near Gloucester 

 Foggy morning Reeking of the earth the cause and 

 utility Winter of the year Ice in pools Law of nature- 

 Winter called a dull season Nature actively employed Ex- 

 hausting power observed in air A minute vegetable product 

 Influence of green on the senses Winter subsistence of birds 

 Admiration of Nature Contemplation of the stars their 

 lustre Celestial intelligences Heavenly bodies Atmospheric 

 experiments Effect of the approach of autumn on the mind 

 An early frost Extraordinary tendencies of nature to produce 

 Capabilities of man The Naturalist's concluding reflections 



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THE PKOGIIESS OF A NATURALIST ; TO FLORA . Page 427 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PLATE I. 



A. Limestone from the down, enlarged. 



2. The same in decay, representing the empty cells. 



3. Ditto, enlarged. 



B. C. D. The forms of the insect, which have remained. 

 E. The stony matter remaining at the mouth of the cells. 



4. Dipsacus fullonum, the fullers' teazle. 



5. Apocynum androssemifolium, or flower of the dogsbane. 



A. Flower enlarged. 



B. The pointal, with its seed at the base. 



C. Two expanded anthers, ready for capturing a fly. 



D. The anthers closed, and the insect captured. 



