INDEX. 



753 



uses to which it is put, 351 ; cloth and paper 

 formed of it, 351. 



Lichen-Rock, 486 ; slow growth of, 491 ; edible, en- 

 graving of, 522. 



Liebig on atmosphere, 391. 



Life, its varied manifestations, 337. 



Light, gleams of, shown by plants, 417 ; attributed 

 to electricity, 417 ; first observed by Mademoi- 

 selle Linnaeus, 417 ; confirmed by various natu- 

 ralists, 417, note ; rapidity of transmission of its 

 rays, 699, 700 ; time taken from the sun to the 

 earth, 699 ; time taken from certain stars, 699, 

 note ; time taken to come from the stars of the 

 Milky Way, 700, 701 ; source of, may be extin- 

 guished while we still see its rays, 701. 



Lilac, 531, note. 



Liliacese, their beauty, 490. 



Lilium candidum (white lily), perianth of, engrav- 

 ing of, 360, 531, note. 



Lily Crioceris (C. merdigera), means by which 

 it protects itself, 141, and note; engraving of, 

 142. 



Lime-Tree, De Candolle on great size of, 495 ; of 

 Morat, age of, 508 ; engraving of, 509. 



Lindley on the Lycoperdon giganteum, 408. 



Linnaeus, forms floral calendar and clock, 339. 



Lithophagi stone-eaters, 54 ; engraving of, 77. 



Locks of the Magdalen, 609. 



Locust (Acridium peregrinum), its migrations and 

 numbers, 324 ; engraving of, 326 ; ravages of, 

 325; checked the march of Charles XII., 326, and 

 note ; laws made respecting, 327 ; soldiers em- 

 ployed in destroying, 327 ; used for food and 

 sold in markets, 328, note; engraving of, pre- 

 pared for market, 328, note. 



Long-Tailed Titmouse, nest of, 246. 



Loochoo, ivory mines in, 571. 



Loosestrife, Purple, its habits, 426. 



Lotus of the Egyptians, 448 ; engraving of, 449. 



Louse, egg of, 118. 



Luminosity of insects, 121, and note. 



Luminous beetles, negro hut lighted up by, 122. 



Lycoperdon giganteum. extraordinary growth of, 

 408 ; engraving of, 407 ; fecundity of, 521. 



Lycopodia, gigantic, 547. 



Lyonet of Maestricht, his study of a caterpillar, 91. 



Lythrum Salicaria, its habits, 426. 



M. 



Macaire's observations on roots of chicory and 

 euphorbia, 427. 



Madrepore, reefs, opinion of Forster and Pe'ron re- 

 specting rapidity of growth, 69 ; in antediluvian 

 periods, 69 ; Germany rests upon, 70 ; used in 

 building houses, 71. 



Maestricht animal, 561. 



Magdalen, Bay of, in Spitzbergen, glaciers in, 641. 



Magellan, Clouds of, 706. 



Maggot, Rat-Tailed, respiration of, 116 ; engraving 

 of, 119. 



Magnus, Ol-uia, on migration of swallows, 310. 



Magpie, Common, nest of, 230 ; engraving of, 227. 



Maize (Zea Mays), contains sugar, 412. 



Mallow yields medicinal juices, 422. 



Mammals, migration of, 300 ; not prone to leave 

 haunts, 300 ; hippopotami do not migrate, 300 ; 

 kangaroos also attached to their native soil, 300 ; 

 bats do not migrate, 301 ; engraving of Nycteris 

 bat, 302; wonderful intelligence displayed by 

 buffaloes in migration, 302 ; squirrels, migration 

 of, wonderful ingenuity, 302 ; lemmings, extraor- 

 dinary swarms of, 303 ; engraving of, 303. 



Mammoth Cave, U. States, 654 ; great extent and 

 splendor of, 654 ; Cyprinodons of, engraving of, 

 653 ; fish found in, 657 ; rivers of, G57 ; Dead Sea 

 in, 657 ; Styx, river in, engraving of, G57. 



Mandragora, its roots used for enchantments, 328, 

 note, 743. 



Mandrake (Atropa Mandragora), opinions of the 

 ancients respecting, 432 ; fables respecting, 433, 

 note ; engraving of, 434 ; a magical herb, 742 ; 

 supposed human form of its roots, 742 ; roots 

 carved and used for enchantments, 743. 



Mangrove, 479 ; curious habits of, 479 ; forest of, 

 engraving of, 477. 



Manihot utilissima, cassava and tapioca furnished 

 by, 409, note ; engraving of, 410 ; tapioca ex- 

 tracted from, 409, note; manner of extraction, 

 409, note. 



Manioc. See Manihot. 



Manna, ready prepared sugar, 413 ; plant yielding, 

 engraving of, 414. 



Mariotte's experiment on absorption by the leaves, 

 375 ; engraving of, 375 ; experiment to decide 

 amount of vegetable transpiration, 392, 393. 



Mason-Bee, common in Egypt, 206 ; constructs its 

 abode of the mud of the Nile, 206 ; -spider (My- 

 gale ccementaria), its habits, 189 ; and dwelling, 

 engraving of, 191. 



Masons, 201, 277, 281. 



Massaya, crater of, 619 ; great extent of, 619. 



Mastodon, 564 ; found in America, 567. 



May-Bug, ravages caused by it to plantations, 330 ; 

 quits the forests and attacks fields, 330 ; its 

 larvae cause great destruction, 330 ; Normandy 

 and Seint-Infe'rieure ravaged by them, 330. 



Meal, Fossil, 30. 



Medusas, cause of phosphorescence in the sea, 18; 

 M. campanularia, figure of, 16. 



Megachile Sicula, carpenter-bee, habits of, 195 ; its 

 chambers for its young, 196 ; engraving of, 196 ; 

 wall or mason-bee, its habits, 205. 



Megalosauri, 562, and note. 



Megapodius, 240 ; its nest, engravings of, 241 ; great 

 size of its nest or tumulus, 240, 241, 242, and 

 note ; general view of nest, engraving of, 243 ; 

 method of depositing eggs and incubation, 

 242. 



Melocactus, how opened by mules, 665, note. 



Melophagus of the sheep (M. Ovis), engraving of, 

 91. 



Membracese, their fantastic appearance, 87 ; their 

 diversity of form and rich hues, 88, 89 ; engrav- 

 ing of, 88. 



Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, ice-plant, 375 ; 

 engraving of, 373. 



