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NATURE STUDY 



Lords and Ladies, 248. 

 Lyra, 104. 



Macbeth, 21«. 



Maples, 218-221 ; Norway, 210-220 : 

 red, 21!i; rock, 220, 221; silver, 

 218, 219 ; striped, 218, 219 ; sugar, 

 220, 221 ; .sycamore, 22.i. 



Marble, 254, 255. 



March, literature for, 168. 



Mars, 103. 



Material, how to obtain, 6. 



May, literature on, 238. 



Mercury, 11, 12. 



Mica, 178, 197, 198. 



Mica schist, 198, 199. 



Migration of birds, 1!)0. 



Milk-weed butterfly, 52, 53. 



Milky Way, 105. 



Minerals, 178-183, 19(;-199, 254-256. 



Mistletoe, 115. 



Monarch butterfly, 52, 53. 



Monocotyledons, 136. 



Moon, 86, 88 : literature for, 88. 



Moonstone, 181. 



Morning glory, 18, 32, 33, 37. 



Mosquito, 59, 60. 



Moss, 249, 250. 



Mother-of-pearl, 127. 



Moths, 38, 39, 50, 53-.55, 60, 61, 236. 



Mountain laurel, 231. 



Mourning cloak, 52. 



Movement of plants, .30, 33; (seed- 

 lings) 1.35, 1.36. 



Mustard family, 248. 



Mussels, 118, 127, 128. 



Nasturtium (garden), 18, 34, 35. 

 Nectar, 18, 32, .34. 

 Net, butterfly, 42, 43. 

 New Haven, 202. 

 New Year, 129. 

 North star, 103, 104. 

 November, literature for, 8"). 

 Number in connection with nature 



study, 8. 

 Nymph of insect, 42, 46. 



Oak, 211-215; black. 213: chestnut, 

 213; pin, 213; red, 214: Royal, 

 212 ; white, 213. 



Oak galls, 215. 



October, literature for, 63. 



Oil in seeds, 162, 162. 



Oil, test for, 162. 



Onyx, 180. 



Opal. 180. 



Orthoclase, 180. 



Ostrich, 149. 



Ovary, 19, 31. 



Ovules, 13, 19. 



Owl, 146, 147. 



Paludina, 118, 126, 127. 



Pappus, 240. 



Pea, germination of, 134. 



Pea family, 143, 223. 



Peach, 245. 



Peanut, germination of, 139; fooa 

 in, 1()2. 



Pear, 245. 



Peat, 250. 



Pebbles, 179. 



Penn, William, 202. 



Petals, 18, 19. 



Phaethon, 63. 



Physa, 118, 126. 



Physics, 131-133. 



Pigeon, 99. 



Pines, 110-112 ; pitch. 111 ; red, 111, 

 112 ; white, 110. 



Pink family, 249. 



Pistil, 18, 19, 35. 



Plants, 18-38, 71-79, 91-98, 109-115, 

 133-143, 158-1()3, 199-235, 2.38-252, 

 257-262: literature for, 3, 37, 38, 

 79, 98, 116, 143, 175, 229, 235, 253. 



Plum, 245. 



Pole star, 103, 104. 



Pollen, 19, 35. 



Pond lily, 18, 33, 34. 



Poplars, 206, 209 ; balsam, 206, 208 ; 

 Lombardy, 206, 208 ; North Caro- 

 lina, 206, 208 ; necklace, 206, 208 ,; 

 white, 206, 208. 



