Contents 



XXVII The Snakes of the Chautauqua Region, 88 



XXVIII The Turtles of the Chautauqua Region, 89 



XXIX Ferns and Mosses, 90 



XXX A Synopsis of the Chautauqua Ferns, 92 



XXXI Mushrooms and other Spore Plants, 94 



XXXII The Mushrooms of Chautauqua, 96 



XXXIII The Story of the Chautauqua Region, 100 



XXXIV Resume of the Geological History of the Chautauqua 



Region, 107 



XXXV Topography and Geology of the Chautauqua Region, 109 

 XXXVI The Chautauqua Soil, in 



XXXVII The Chautauqua Region with reference to the physio- 

 graphic regions of New York State, 113 



XXXVIII The history of the Early Settlement and Agricultural de- 

 velopment of the Chautauqua Region, 115 



XXXIX The Cloud World, 117 



XL The Kinds of Clouds, 118 



XLI The Summer Meteoric Showers, 120 



XLII Stars of the Chautauqua Summer Sky, 121 



XLIII A Synopsis of Common Rocks, 123 



XLIV Some suggestions for Natural History Field Work with 

 Children, 126 



XLV The Place of Natural History in the Educational Pro- 

 gram, 128 



Index, 135 



