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Germander Speedwell, iii. 166, 

 iv. 69, v. 39, 74 ; figure of, v. 

 82 ; life-history of, iii. 225 ; 

 flower figured, iii. 226. 



Germinating seeds, iii. 4, 6, 19, 

 21. 



Geum, species of, iii. 80, 214, 217. 



Giant Campanula, iv. 161 ; 

 horsetail, iv. 96. 



Gill-breathers, ii. 191 ; fila- 

 ments, i. 143, 144 ; sacs, i. 

 155 ; toadstools, iv. 127. 



Gizzard of a fowl, i. 76. 



Glacial epoch, v. 193. 



Glacier action, foundation of, 

 vi. 45. 



Glaciers and formation of 

 streams, vi. text Fig. 46. 



Glaciers, kinds of, vi. 113, 115, 

 123. 



Gladioli, iii. 70, 71, v. 171. 



Gladiolus, conn of, v. 116. 



Glass-eels, i. 150. 



Glasswort, iii. 51, 84, v. 2, 3, 9. 



Glaux maritima, v. 3. 



Globe-fish, i. 137. 



Glochidia, ii. 192. 



Gloxinias, v. 117. 



Glyceria, species of, 2, 7, 45 ; 

 plant association, v. 3. 



Gnat, ii. 19, 114, 196 ; eggs and 

 larvae of, ii. 19, 110-116; 

 egg-rafts of, ii. 116 ; respira- 

 tory organs of, ii. 117. 



Gnawing animals or rodents, 

 i. 28. 



Goat Willow, iv. i; illus- 

 trated, iv. 45. 



Goats, i. 39 ; Beard, iii. 54. 



Gobius, species of, ii. 132. 



Godetia, v. 169. 



Gold-crest, ii. 210 ; wren, i. 80. 



Golden Eagle, method of feed- 

 ing, i. 68. 



Golden English yew, v. 167 ; 

 Plover, ii. 214, 217 ; Rod, 

 iv. 159; Samphire, v. 13, 42; 

 Saxifrage, v. 40, 41, iv. 161. 



Goldfish, breeding in captivity, 

 ii. 103 ; locomotion of, ii. 

 ipi. 



Goliath Poppy, v. 171. 



Gooseberries, varieties of, v. 

 148, 149, 151. 



Gooseberry, life-history, culti- 

 vation, propagation, iii. 

 62, v. 161 ; Sawfly, life- 

 history of, v. 184 ; method 

 of destroying, v. 184. 



Goosefoot, v. 2, 9, 13, 15. 



Goose-grass, iv. 202, v. 86, 217. 



Gorse, iii. 37, 51, iv. 183, 188, 

 207, 209, v. 16, 69, 80, 215; 

 exalbuminous seeds of, iii. 

 12; seedling of, iii. 82. 



Grafting, v. 117. 



Grain-eating birds, i. 76. 



Gramineae, iv. 70. 



Granite, v. 19 ; shap, vi. 121. 



Grapes, constituents of, v. 126, 

 148. 



Grape-sugar, iii. 29. 



Graphis, species of, iv. 133, 136, 

 140, 178. 



Grass associations, v. 86. 



Grass heaths, iv. 188, 191, 200, 

 204. 



Grass, inflorescence of, v. 56 ; 

 glumes of, v. 57 ; of Parnas- 

 sus, v. 34 ; quaking, v. 59, 

 62 ; sheep's fescue, y. 59 ; 

 snake, i. no, 118, ii. 214 ; 

 snake, slough of, i. 118 ; 

 wrack, v. 24, 50. 



Grasses, iii. 12, 29, iv. 158, 159, 

 177, 186, 199, v. 36, 45, 52, 

 70 ; dominant in meadows 

 and pastures, v. 56 ; seashore 

 and moor, v. 57. 



Grasshoppers, i. 176. 



Grassland, drainage of, v. 70 ; 

 effect of manures on, v. 58 ; 

 sandy soil, v. 215. 



Grassy Naiad, found only in 

 Lancashire, v. 24. 



Grazing meadow, v. 64. 



Great Britain, average amount 

 of snow in, vi. 41 ; insular 

 climate of, vi. 6 ; water 

 courses of, vi. 23 ; mountains 

 of, vi. 23 , number of rainy 

 days in, vi. 28 ; changeable- 

 ness of weather in, vi. 17 ; 

 high average yield of land in, 

 vi. 30. 



Great Reed-Mace, v. 44. 



Great-spotted Woodpecker, ii. 

 210. 



Great Water-Moss, iv. 115, 116. 



Greater Bird's-Foot Trefoil, iii. 

 170 ; illustration of, iii. 172. 



Greater Plantain, iii. 166, 205 ; 

 life-history of, plant figured, 

 iii. 206 ; Periwinkle, iii. 133, 

 136 ; section of flower figured, 

 description of, 137 ; fruit fig- 

 ured, 138 ; Spearwort, v. 38 ; 

 Water Plantain, v. 45. 



Grebe or dab-chick, ii. 190 ; 

 figure of foot, i. 95. 



Greek tortoise, i. 115. 



Green algas, v. 49 ; fly, ii. 15 ; 

 laver, ii. 84 ; lizard, i. in ; 

 woodpecker, habits of, ii. 210. 



Greenland falcon, ii. 219 ; 

 whale, i. 49. 



Greenwich noon, vi. 76 ; time, 

 vi. 77, 80. 



Green-winged orchis, v. 63. 



Grey-hen, ii. 214. 



Greyhound, i. 28. 



Grey wagtail, ii. 217. 



Gromwell, v. 85. 



Ground ivy, self-propagation, 

 iii. 61 ; lichen, iv. 135. 



Groundsel, v. ii, 30, 80, 85, 86, 

 148, 217 ; figure of, v. 81, 82. 



Grouse, ii. 216 ; red, ii. 213 ; 

 willow, ii. 214. 



Growth of plants independently 

 of seeds, iii. 60 ; of radicle, 

 iii. 12, 1 6 ; of seedlings, iii. 

 7 ; of the shoot from the 

 bud, iii. 33. 



Guelder-Rose, iv. 208, v. 73. 



Guest-bees, ii. 205. 



Gull, ii. 170 ; black-backed, 

 plumages of, i. 89 ; black- 

 headed, ii. 190, 196. 



Gullery, ii. 196. 



Gullet or oesophagus, i. 76. 

 Gunnel, ii. 133, 170, 184. 

 Gurnard, streaked, ii. 186. 

 Gymnosperms, iii. 87, iv. 70. 



Habits of feeding of birds, i. 

 90. 



Habits of the rattle-snake, i. 

 119. 



Haddock, i. 141, 143, ii. 135 ; 

 external characters of, i. 

 140 ; gill chambers of, i. 143. 



Hcematopus ostralegus, ii. 196. 



Hag, i. 154 ; piston-like tongue 

 of, i. 154. 



Hail, explanation of, vi. 20. 



Hailstones, causes of, vi. 20. 



Hairless dogs, i. 26. 



Hair moss, iv. 112, 157, 179, 

 v. 36 ; in fruit, iv. 116 ; 

 mosses, peculiar peristome 

 teeth of, iv. 112, 113, 114. 



Hairs developed for protection 

 of the plants, iii. 75 ; differ- 

 ent forms of, iii. 82 ; multi- 

 cellular and unicellular, iii 

 8 1 ; in plant life, importance 

 of, iii. 73- 



Hairy porcelain crab, ii. 147 ; 

 thread mosses, iv. 109. 



Hale continuation school gar- 

 dens, Farnham, v. 144 ; 

 day school gardens, illustra- 

 tions of, v. 176. 



Halichondria panicea, ii. 178, 

 179. 



Halictus, ii. 204. 



Halobates, ii. 195. 



Halophytes, v. 16, 17. 



Hampstead Heath, iv. 188. 



Hanoverian rat, i. 30. 



Hard fern, iv. 89, 92, 178, 179 ; 

 fescue, v. 67 ; heads, v. Co ; 

 woods, trees producing, iv. 

 150. 



Hardy annuals, v. 167, 168 ; 

 ferns, v. 179 ; perennials, 

 fifty of the best, v. 171 ; 

 perennials, treatment of, v. 

 170. 



Hare, i. 29, 53 ; summer dress 

 of, i. 62 ; variable, ii. 219 ; 

 winter dress of, i. 62. 



Harebell, iv. 206, 207. 



Hare's-foot clover, v. 29. 



Harlequin-flies, ii. 196. 



Hartstongue, leaves of, iv. 92. 



Harvest moon, vi. 87. 



Haslemere, commons of, iv. 

 208. 



Haunt of the dragon-fly, ii. 

 114. 



Haunts of animals, ii. 169-222. 



Hawfinches, i. 80. 



Hawk, raptorial foot, i. 95. 



Hawkbit, iii. 76, v. 59, 62. 



Hawkweed, hairy leaf of, iii. 



5i- 

 Hawkweeds, iii. 76, iv. 159, 



v. 66. 

 Hawthorn, iii. 44, 58, 82, iv. 



51, 165, 184, 204, v. 73 ; 



hedge, illustration of, v. 72, 



217." 

 Hay, date of cutting, v. 88. 



