GENERAL INDEX 



Absorption and digestion of 

 plants, iii. 73. 



Acacia, spines of, iii. 2, 51, 

 82. 



Acorn, hard cup of, iv. 148. 



Acorn-shells, ii. 132, 151, 170, 

 175, 176, 181. 



Actinia mesembryanthemunt, ii. 

 128, 162, 176. 



Adder, ii. 116, 214, 217. 



Adderstongue, iv. 93, 94, 98. 



Adventitious buds, iii. 44. 



Aerial and parasitic roots, iii. 

 31 ; fauna, ii. 217. 



African pangolin, i. 57. 



Agricultural regions, vi. 31. 



Agrimony, v. 66, 162. 



Agrionidtz, ii. 114. 



Agrostis, associations of, v. 63 ; 

 species of, v. 60, 114, 214. 



Air, cause of movement, vi. 

 1 6 ; dampness and humidity 

 of, vi. 4, 8 ; in relation to 

 water, vi. 20 ; necessity of, 

 iii. 19 ; aerial fauna of, 

 ii. 169. 



Air-sacs, i. 73, 77, 78. 



Aira grass, v. 217. 



Ajuga reptans, iii. 217. 



Albatrosses, i. 86. 



Albuminous and exalbuminous 

 seeds, iii. 9. 



Alcyonarians, ii. 170. 



Alcyonium digitatum, ii. 164. 



Alder, iv. 144, 160, 173, v. 46 ; 

 Buckthorn, naked buds of, 

 iii. 43 ; bud scales, iii. 40, 

 43 ; flowers of, iv. 160 ; 

 identification of, iii. 39. 



Alga cells, iv. 132, 133, 139, 

 v. 22. 



Algaj, fertilisation of, v. 49; 

 and coloration of water, 

 v. 52 ; marine and fresh- 

 water, ii. 82, 83, v. 21, 26. 



Alimentary system of birds, 

 i- 75- 



Alisma Plantago, ii. 88, v. 45. 



Alismaceae, v. 45. 



Allium, species of, iii. 66, v. 

 141. 



Alluvial soils, v. 193, 217; 

 typical plants of, v. 217. 



Almond, iv. 173, v. 167. 



Alopecurus, species of, v. 57, 

 77. 114- 



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Alpine pasture, v. 69, 70 ; 

 plants, iii. 2, iv. 197, 204, 

 v. 69 ; plants in Wales, 

 meaning of, vi. 213. 



Alsike clover, v. 58. 



Altitude in relation to cold, 

 iv. 162, vi. 20 ; of the sun, 

 method of obtaining, vi. 83. 



Amaryllideae, iv. 70. 



American cockroach, i. 173, 176 ; 

 water-weed, v. 22. 



Ammonite, cretaceous, text-fig., 

 vi. 203. 



Ammophila arundinacea, v. 115 ; 

 vi. 34. 



Amoeba, ii. 188, 200. 



Amphibians, i. 120, 158, 159, ii. 

 96, 200, 220 ; blood vessels of, 

 i. 120, 121 ; lungs of, i. 120. 



Amphibious plants, v. 47 ; poly- 

 gonum, v. 47. 



Amphipxus, i. 151, 155. 



Amphipods, ii. 175, 181, 188. 



Anacharis canadensis, ii. 89. 



Anagallis, species of, v. 35, 82. 



Anchusa italica (Dropmore 

 variety), v. 171. 



Anchylus, species of, ii. 106, 191. 



Anemone (animal), ii. 128, 129; 

 kinds of, ii. 162, 163, 167, 

 171 ; cave-dwelling, ii. 163, 

 ii. 167; tentacles of, ii. 164; 

 thick-horned, ii. 163 ; (plant), 

 wild, iii. 80 ; wood, v. 16 ; 

 varieties of, ii. 163 ; bulbs of, 

 v. 177- 



Anemone japonica (plant), v. 

 171 ; pulsatilla (plant), iii. 80. 



Angelica, iv. 158. 



Angiosperms, iii. 87, iv. 62, 

 68, 72. 



Angler, ii. 183. 



Anguilla vulgaris, i. 147, 150. 



Anguis fragilis, i. no, 112, 

 ii. 214. 



Animals in winter dress, i. 62 ; 

 of the fresh-water aquarium, 

 ii. 94 ; of the marine 

 aquarium, ii. 128-168 ; 

 prickly-skinned, ii. 153. 



Annual creepers, v. 178 ; Mer- 

 cury, iv. 185. 



Annuals, cultivation of, v. 168. 



Anodonta, ii. 58, 59, 68, 191. 



Antarctic icebergs, vi. 46. 



Antelopes, i. 38. 



Antennanus, i. 147. 



Antheridia, iv. 106. 



Anticline and syncline text -fig, 

 vi. 1 20. 



Ants, ii. ip, 1 6, 216, y. 33 ; 

 construction of nests, ii. n ; 

 economy of, ii. 12, 13, 211 ; 

 eggs of, ii. 10, 2ii ; heaps, 

 ii. 2ii, iv. 204 ; male, 

 female, and worker of, ii. 14 ; 

 nest of, ii. 10, ii ; pupa of, 

 ii. 10, 2ii ; queens of, ii. ii. 



Aphida3, ii. 12, 15, 17, v. 

 181, 182. 



Apis mellifica, ii. 204. 



Apparent movements of the 

 sun, vi. 63-74, 75 ; noon, vi. 

 79- 



Apple, iv. i, 38, 48, 49, 58, 78 ; 

 fertilisation of, v. 153; graft- 

 ing, v. 154, 155, 156, 157 ; 

 illustration of, iv. 50 ; life 

 history, cultivation, etc., v. 

 153-160 ; moss, iv. 107, 108 ; 

 trees, iii. 31 ; varieties of, v. 

 150, 153; constituents of, v. 

 126. 



Apricot, y. 148. 



Apteria, i. 69. 



Aquarium, ii. 70-81. 



Aquatic flowering plants, ii. 86 ; 

 plants, dispersion of fruits 

 and seeds, v. 49, 50 ; plants, 

 practical work on, v. 53 ; 

 plants, submerged, v. 22 ; 

 vegetation, iv. 199, v. 21. 



Arabis, v. 179. 



Arable land, v. 86, 194. 



Arachnids, ii. 108, 124, 200. 



Archegonia, iv. 85. 



Arctic days and nights, vi. 66, 

 67 ; fox, ii. 219 ; floras, iv. 

 190, 195 ; plant bed, iv. 191 ; 

 region, vi. 67. 



Arion ater, ii. 53, 54, 55, 210; 

 minimus, ii. 55. 



Aristotle's lantern, ii. 154, 176. 



Armadillos, i. 20, 58. 



Armeria, species of, v. 3, 13, 171. 



Arrowhead, v. 29, 45, 50 ; 

 peculiar seeds of, v. 51. 



Arrow-worms, ii. 186. 



Arthropods, ii. 108, 145, 152. 



Artichoke galls, ii. 18 ; Jeru- 

 salem, iii. 67 ; tubers of, iii. 70. 



Artificial pasture, v. 64. 



