Vlii CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 



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IIF.ADS OF MOSQUITOES -247 



THE GADFLY 252 



HIS LANCETS 254 



AND T1IKIR CUTTING EDGES 256 



A VERY INTELLIGENT PLANT 258 



THE BABY CORSE PLANT 362 



AT ONE WEKK OLD 263 



OUTGROWING ITS INFANT STAGE 266 



THE YOUNG SHRUB BEGINS TO ARM ITSELF . . . 267 



THE GENISTA 26S 



THE BROOM 269 



PROTECTING THE IIUDS 270 



THE GREAT-COAT 271 



THE FLOWER, HALF OPKNED . .... 276 



DISCHARGING POLLEN-SHOWERS 277 



THE POD, WITH BEANS 280 



THE 101', AFTER DISCH ARCING BEANS . . . 28 1 



A FOREIGN INVASION OF ENGLAND ... 284 



AN INVALID BARLEY PLANT 288 



THE SOURCE OF THE MISCHIEF 289 



THE GRUB AT WORK 290 



SEVEN WKLL-FAVOURED EARS 292 



SEVEN LEAN EARS 293 



THE GRUB TURNING ROUND 295 



THE CLIMBING PUPA 299 



THE PUPA COMES OUT 3OO 



AND THE FLY COMBS OUT OF IT 3OI 



ANTENN.t: FREE ! 3O2 



WINGS FREE ! 303 



NOW FOR THE LEGS ! 304 



THE LAST PULL 305 



HANGING HF.RSELF UP TO DRV 306 



WILY ENEMY LAYING HER EGGS 311 



