INDEX. 



A Page 



Aerial plant, account of l 



Acuminatus, or Shooting-fish 2 



Aquatic Glow-worm ."> 



Amianthus, or incombustible 

 mineral 10 



Ant-lion, wonderful properties 

 Of 15 



Ants in South America, re- 

 markable story of 30 



Anecdotes of the Dolphin 40 



Anecdote concerning the Sole 69 



Anecdote on the etymology of 

 the Passion-flower 87 



Admiral, shell so called, ac- 

 countof 90 



Anagallis, Pimpernel, or poor 

 man's barometer 91 



Autumnal-crocus, Dr. Paley's 

 remarks on 97 



Anecdotes of the Pike 112 



Abrus, Wild liquorice, an ele- 

 gant plant, described 122 



Aconitum, Wolfs bane, or 

 Monk's hood, remarks on .. 127 



Adonis, Red Morocco, descrip- 

 tion of. 129 



Agave, American aloe, ditto .. ib. 



Acanthus, the capital of the 

 Corinthian pillar derived 

 from that herb 135 



Atmosphere, singular decep- 

 tions caused by 138 



Arabian Horses, account of ... 148 



B 



Beautiful variegated marble .. 7 

 Bees, remarkable instance of 



retaliation in 29 



Birds, singular instance of the 



effects of cold on 67 



Bee-flower elegantly variegated 89 



Battle of Whales 101 



Battle between a Pike and a 



Frog 117 



Barometer- fish, (Cobites fos- 



silis) 120 



Beaver, interesting account of Hi 



C Page 



Centaurea crupina, or self- 

 moving seed 36 



Curious properties of the Wa- 

 ter-lily ib. 



Chick-weed, singular property 

 in 54 



Curious property of the plant 

 White Dittany 55 



Chinese-rattan a substitute for 

 flint and steel 58 



Cypress-wood, supposed to be 

 imperishable ib. 



Curious particxilars concern- 

 ing the Tench 63 



Cold, singular instance of the 

 effect of, on birds 67 



Cress, curious species of. 68 



Cypredium, or Spider-flower.. 91 



Cactus Grandiflora, night- 

 blowing Cereus 96 



Cholcicum Autumnale, Au- 

 tumnal-crocus 97 



Cod-fish, wonderful fecundity 

 of 109 



Cavallo Marino, or Sea-horse ill 



Changeable flower, a remark- 

 able production ib. 



Cheilinus, or Friendly-fish .... 119 



Cobites fossilis, the Barome- 

 ter-fish 120 



Curious particulars relative to 

 the Palm-tree 122 



Camel's stomach, wonderful 

 capaciousness of 123 



Curious phenomena in plants 134 



Corinthian capital, origin of 

 the vase of 135 



Camels, account of.. , 152 



Carrier-pigeon, account of .... 153 



Dolphin, singular properties of 40 

 Dittany, white, inflammable 



properties of. .. 55 



Durability of Cypress-wood. ... 58 

 Diodon, or Sun-fish, account 



of , 62 



