Vlil CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 



PACS 



HEADS OF MOSQUITOES 247 



THE GADFLY 

 HIS LANCETS 



252 



254 



AND THEIR CUTTING EDGES 256 



A VERY INTELLIGENT PLANT 258 



THE BABY GORSE PLANT 2 62 



AT ONE WEEK OLD 263 



OUTGROWING ITS INFANT STAGE 2 65 



THE YOUNG SHRUB BEGINS TO ARM ITSELF . . . 267 



THE GENISTA 2 6g 



THE BROOM 269 



PROTECTING THE TUDS . 270 



271 



THE GREAT-COAT 



THE FLOWER, HALF OPENED 276 



DISCHARGING POLLEN-SHOWERS 277 



THE POD, WITH BEANS 2 8o 



THE POD, AFTER DISCHARGING BEANS . . . .281 



A FOREIGN INVASION OF ENGLAND . . .284 



AN INVALID BARLEY PLANT 288 



THE SOURCE OF THE MISCHIEF 289 



THE GRUB AT WORK 290 



SEVEN WELL-FAVOURED EARS 292 



SEVEN LEAN EARS 293 



THE GRUB TURNING ROUND 295 



THE CLIMBING PUPA 299 



THE PUPA COMES OUT 300 



AND THE FLY COMES OUT OF IT 301 



ANTENNA FREE ! 302 



WINGS FREE ! 303 



NOW FOR THE LEGS ! 304 



THE LAST PULL 305 



HANGING HERSELF UP TO DRY 30^ 



WILY ENEMY LAYING HER EGGS ?n 



