INDEX. 



749 



Diatomaceae, mud in Wismar harbor largely com- 

 posed of, 21 ; figures of, 22. 



Dicfamnus Fraxinella, combustion of vapors of, 

 engraving of mode of showing, 415; of Crete, 

 vulnerary properties of, 744 ; used by Venus to 

 dress the wounds of ^Eneas, 744. 



Diesing, revivification of animalcules, 51. 



Diluvium, contains population of colossi, 570 ; why 

 so named, 574. 



Dinornis of New Zealand, 175 ; engraving of, 234. 



Dioncea muscipula, leaves of, snares for insects, 

 444; alleged to be carnivorous, 445, note ; en- 

 graving of, 444. 



Dioscorides on sugar-cane, 412. 



Diptera, some species have no wings, 90. 



Diving-Bell, invented by a spider, 201 ; engraving 

 of, 203. 



Doum-Palm, 490. 



Dove, the, its nest, 257. 



Dracaena Draco, 517 ; engraving of, 516. 



Dragon-Flies, great hunters, 1GO. 



Dragon-Fly (Libellula}, its changes, 126 ; the grown 

 differs so much from the young insect as not to 

 be recognizable, 127 ; L. depre.ssa, life and meta- 

 morphoses of, engraving of, 129. 



Dragon's-Blood Tree, strange look, size, antiquity, 

 517 ; legends of, 517 ; engraving of, 516 ; Bethen- 

 court's measurement, 517, and note ; Humboldt's 

 measurement, 517. 



Drone-Fly and its larva the rat-tailed maggot, 116 ; 

 engraving of, 119. 



Drosera, Round-Leaved, destroys flies, 445. 



Duhamel's experiment shows identity of organs, 

 347 ; engraving of, 348, on growth of plants, 404. 



Dumas on the atmosphere, 390, and note. 



Dytiscus, foot transformed into an oar, 105 ; en- 

 graving of, 106 ; its intelligence and stratagem 

 to avoid being seized, 140, 141. 



E. 



Eagle carrying off children, 236 ; recent instance 

 of, 236, note ; eyry of eagle, 261. 



Earth, The, an immense cemetery, 540 ; shape and 

 area, 711 ; enveloped in thick layer of air, 712 ; 

 has one satellite, 712 ; dimensions of it, 712 ; com- 

 parative dimensions of earth and moon, engrav- 

 ing of, 713 ; is undergoing changes, 713 ; specula- 

 tions respecting, 713. 



Earth-Eaters, 30 ; Ottomacs in S. America, 30 ; in 

 N. America, 30 ; in Lapland, 32. 



Earthquakes, 615; what they result from, 631; 

 phenomena connected with, 630, 632 ; of Lisbon, 

 631 ; Messina, 632. 



Eirwig, resemblance between larva, nymph, and 

 imago, 133 ; engraving of, 133. 



Eel.3, irresistible desire to change locality, 298 ; 

 origin not yet unravelled, 299 ; pass up rivers in 

 swarms, 299 ; sudden disappearance of, 299 ; used 

 for food, 299, note. 



Eggs, comparative dimensions of, engraving of, 

 236. 



Egyptian capturing wi'.d ^ee e, engraving of, 298. 



Ehrenberg, his work on Infusoria, 11 ; demon- 

 strates their complicated organization, 11 ; saw 

 the blood-red tinge in Red Sea, 20 ; exposure of 

 animalcules to heat, 45 ; revivification of animal- 

 cules, 51. 



Elater noctilucus, engraving of, 121. 



Elephant found in Arctic regions, 572. 



Elm, Duhamel respecting ground at roots of, 427. 



Elves, 660. 



Embryo, The, 474 ; impatience of, to reach the air, 

 475 ; Malpighi's observations on, 481. 



Emperor Moth, engraving of 131 ; its emergence 

 from the chrysalis state, 131. 



Endosmosis, 372. 



Engineers, Hydraulic, 201. 



Ephemera, Common, engraving of, 113 ; its de- 

 velopment, 134. 



Epidermis, The, what it is, 350. 



Epiornis, 235 ; egg, engraving of, 236. 



Equiseta, horse-tails, 548. 



Erebus, Mount, in the Antarctic regions, 640 ; en- 

 graving of, 639. 



Eristalu tenaz, 119. 



Erosion, Valley of, in Mount Taurus, engraving of, 

 607. 



Erratic blocks, 573. 



Ervum lens, 531, note. 



Esquimaux, their power of resisting cold, 649. 



Etna, 609 ; the Casa di Diavolo, 600 ; view from, 

 600 ; eruption of, 624 ; cascade of lava, engraving 

 of, 626. 



Eucalypti, very great size, 506 ; Ferdinand Miiller 

 on, 504 ; George Robins on, 504 ; height, 504. 



Evelyn on great size of plane, 4%, note. 



Everest, Mount, the highest of mountains, 596, note. 



F. 



Fecula, cells filled with, engraving of, 344 ; abounds 

 in cellular tissue, 345 ; in bread-fruit, 346 ; in 

 certain palms, 346. 



Fecundation of plants, phenomena connected with, 

 458, el seq. ; influence of insects on, 464. 



Ferns, Arborescent, 493 ; engraving of, 493. 



Fertilization of plants, phenomena of, 458, et seq. 



Ficus religiosa (banyan-tree), engraving of, 369. 



Field of Giants, 589. 



Fir, great age, 508. 



Firehole Basin, Rocky Mountains, engraving of, 

 633 ; description of, 634, note. 



Firmament, Hesiod's idea of extent of, 698. 



Fishes, migration of, 320, 322 ; showers of, 322, and 

 note ; found in caverns, 657. 



Flamingo, the most powerful of the masons, 281 ; 

 builds near the sea, 281 ; on the ground, and 

 formed wholly of mud, 281 ; height and form of 

 nest, 279 ; engraving of nest of, 281. 



Flax-Plant, its antipathy for Scabiosa arvensi-s, 427. 



Fleshy plants, 490. 



Flies, some which never fly, 91. 



Flint, contains Infusoria, 29 ; contains remains of 

 sponge", 56 ; connection with sponge, 56 ; pre- 

 historic flint instruments, 578. 



